Federal court stops implementation of WOTUS
The Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals late last week ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corp of Engineers to stop enforcement nationwide of the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS)...
View ArticleSenate rejects bill to force withdrawal of WOTUS rule
The U.S. Senate failed to approve a bill yesterday that would have directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. Senators fell three votes short of...
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Farm Bureau: Stop EPA Abuse of Clean Water Act Powers
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 6, 2015 –The American Farm Bureau Federation and a coalition of agricultural and builder groups today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that allows...
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Iowa Joins 13 States in Lawsuit Opposing EPA’s Waters Of The U.S. Rule
Today, Gov. Terry Branstad intervened in a case pending in the U.S. District Court of North Dakota Southwestern Division against the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their overreaching Waters...
View ArticleEPA Broke Law Promoting WOTUS Via Social Media
In a decision today from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office, the GAO found that the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal law in promoting the agency’s “waters of the United...
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NCBA, Others Urge House To Support Disapproval Of WOTUS
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council, along with 42 state affiliate organizations, today sent a letter to the House of Representatives urging support of Senate Joint...
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President Vetoes Resolution of Disapproval of WOTUS
WASINGTON (Jan. 20, 2016) – After bi-partisan passage in both chambers of Congress, President Obama vetoed Senate Joint Resolution 22, disapproval of the EPA’s “waters of the United States” rule....
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Supreme Court Upholds Landowners Rights Challenging WOTUS Jurisdiction
WASHINGTON (May 31, 2016) – Today, the Supreme Court in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc., set a precedent that landowners may challenge the Corps’ jurisdictional determination...
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Colorado Cattlemen’s Releases Ag Water Survey Results
Arvada, CO – September 1, 2016 – Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) has released a report summarizing the results of a survey of irrigated agricultural producers about leasing water. CCA’s Ag...
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Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska Reach Agreement on Republican River Compact
Two years of cooperation and negotiations among the three states party to the Republican River Compact have resulted in a landmark agreement that provides Nebraska more flexibility in meeting Compact...
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NCBA and PLC File Opening Brief in WOTUS Legal Battle
WASHINGTON (November 1, 2016) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council, along with other industry and municipal stakeholders, filed the opening brief today in the Sixth...
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Livestock Producers Applaud Withdrawal of WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON (June 27, 2017) – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Craig Uden and Public Lands Council President Dave Eliason today issued the following statements regarding the announcement...
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Nevada Rancher Warns Senators: Federal Regulation of Groundwater Could Be...
WASHINGTON (April 18, 2018) – Testifying on behalf of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council, Nevada rancher Joe Guild today warned members of the U.S. Senate Committee...
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