AG ALERT: EPA announces it will revise ‘waters of the U.S.’ definition Ag Alert Policy and regulation March 26, 2025By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to review the definition of “waters of the United...
CAL MATTERS: ‘Puddles and ditches’: California considers protecting wetlands from Trump order Cal Matters Policy and regulation March 14, 2025President Trump — once again — will rein in the nation’s 53-year-old law protecting waterways. At stake are seasonal streams,...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump’s ‘fabricated’ energy emergency threatens wetlands across the US, conservationists claim Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation February 21, 2025The Center for Biological Diversity intends to sue Trump and the Army Corps of Engineers for illegally expediting approval of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Supreme Court decision leaves more than half of water flowing out of rivers vulnerable, study says Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 27, 2024Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Water Act didn’t apply to ephemeral streams. According to a new...
UC BERKELEY: White House rule dramatically deregulated wetlands, streams, and drinking water UC Berkeley Policy and regulation January 26, 2024From UC Berkeley’s Rausser College of Natural Resources The 1972 Clean Water Act protects the “waters of the United States”...
AG ALERT: New ‘waters of the U.S.’ rule still problematic for farmers Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 12, 2023By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation After the U.S. Supreme Court set boundaries for what bodies of water the...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: EPA rolls back federal water protections following high court decision Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation August 29, 2023Bound by a recent Supreme Court decision, a new Biden administration rule weakens Clean Water Act protections for millions of...
NOTICE: U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Sackett – Army Corps Approved Jurisdictional Determinations (AJDs) Paused US Army Corps of Engineers ANNOUNCEMENTS May 30, 2023From the Army Corps of Engineers: On May 25, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the...
STATE WATER BOARD: U.S. Supreme Court decision decreases federal wetlands protection State Water Board Policy and regulation May 5, 2023Press release from the State Water Resources Control Board: The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision today that significantly reduces...
AG ALERT: Groups sue over legality of new ‘waters of the U.S.’ law Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 25, 2023By Ag Alert The American Farm Bureau Federation and other agricultural and business groups are suing federal agencies, challenging the...
AG ALERT: Final rule seen as muddying waters for ag landowners Ag Alert AgriculturePolicy and regulation January 11, 2023By Ching Lee, Ag Alert In its latest attempt to define which bodies of water fall under federal protection, the...
AG ALERT: Waters of the U.S. rule needs clarity, farm groups say Ag Alert Policy and regulation June 22, 2022By Christine Souza, Ag Alert California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson told leaders of the Environmental Protection Agency and the...
AG ALERT: Farmers seek ‘clarity and certainty’ in U.S. waters rule Ag Alert Policy and regulation September 15, 2021By Christine Souza On behalf of California farmers and ranchers, California Farm Bureau provided feedback this month to federal agencies...
AG ALERT: Biden administration opens WOTUS rule ‘round three’ Ag Alert Policy and regulation July 16, 2021By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The latest change in presidential administrations has brought another change in direction in overseeing waters...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Biden EPA pulls plug on Trump-era water rule Courthouse News Service Policy and regulation June 9, 2021The latest bend in a decades-long battle has the federal government working to restore protections undone by the Trump administration...
