Wetlands regulations Archives ~ MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Trump’s ‘fabricated’ energy emergency threatens wetlands across the US, conservationists claim

February 21, 2025

The 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, 2024

Last 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, 2024

From 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, 2023

By 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, 2023

Bound by a recent Supreme Court decision, a new Biden administration rule weakens Clean Water Act protections for millions of...

STATE WATER BOARD: U.S. Supreme Court decision decreases federal wetlands protection

State Water Board

Policy and regulation

May 5, 2023

Press 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

Agriculture Policy and regulation

January 25, 2023

By 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

Agriculture Policy and regulation

January 11, 2023

By 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, 2022

By 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, 2021

By 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, 2021

By Christine Souza, Ag Alert The latest change in presidential administrations has brought another change in direction in overseeing waters...

CAL MATTERS: Filling Trump void, California steps in to protect birds, wetlands

Cal Matters

Policy and regulation

June 19, 2020

California has pushed back against the Trump Administration’s environmental rollbacks by writing its own rules. By Julie Cart, Cal Matters...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California and EPA Tussle Over Water-Quality Protections

Courthouse News Service

Policy and regulation

June 18, 2020

Attorneys for 18 states and 2 major cities were in federal court Thursday asking a judge to grant a preliminary...

NOW IN EFFECT: New State Wetland Definition and Procedures for the Discharges of Dredged or Fill Material to Waters of the State

State Water Board

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 29, 2020

From the State Water Board: As of today, May 28, 2020, the State Wetland Definition and Procedures for the Discharges...

Navigating California’s new regulations for wetlands and state waters

Maven

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

October 30, 2019

California regulations protecting wetlands and state waters were approved by the State Water Resources Control Board and will take effect...