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President Obama Endorses Biotechnology, Praises Borlaug

Posted April 21, 2014   The dedication of Dr. Norman Borlaug’s statue in the U.S. Capitol last month promoted President Obama...

EPA Releases Technical Papers on Methane Emissions

Posted April 18, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a series of technical white papers about sources...

Petroleum Group Concerned EPA May Change Ethanol Mandate

Posted April 17, 2014   Petroleum groups are concerned that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will change its proposed renewable fuel...

Judge Finds EPA Water Transfers Rule Unlawful

Posted April 15, 2014   In Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc. v. U.S. E.P.A., Nos. 08-CV-5606 (KMK), 08-CV-8430 (KMK),...

Legislators, Appeals Court Question Delay in Ethanol Mandate Implementation

Posted April 10, 2014   Legislators and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit are asking questions over the...

EPA Explains Proposed Rule Clarifying “Waters of the U.S.”

April 8, 2014   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators recently acted to explain the proposed rule clarifying the phrase “waters...

EPA Orders Company to Halt Sale of Food Containers Containing Pesticide

Posted April 4, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered the Pathway Investment Corp. of Englewood, New Jersey...

Senator Cochran Asks USDA to Designate a Critical Conservation Area

Posted April 4, 2014   U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) recently suggested that USDA consider designating the Lower Mississippi River Valley...

Arkansas House Delegation Introduces “Common Sense in Species Protection Act”

Posted April 3, 2014   The U.S. House delegation from Arkansas recently introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Fish and...

Lesser Prairie Chicken Listed as “Threatened” Under the Endangered Species Act

Posted April 2, 2014   The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced its final listing of the lesser prairie-chicken...

White House Announces Proposal to Reduce Methane Emissions

Posted April 1, 2014   On Friday, the administration announced a proposal to reduce methane emissions, including a plan to lower...

EPA, Corps Announce Proposed Rule Clarifying “Waters of the U.S.” under the Clean Water Act

Posted March 26, 2014   Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced a joint proposed...

EPA Releases Proposed Rule for Workers Exposed to Pesticides

Posted March 21, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed rule to update and revise the...

Wyoming Welder Faces EPA Fines for Building Pond

Posted March 19, 2014   Andy Johnson, a Wyoming welder, is facing up to $75,000 per day in fines by the...

KY Bill Would Allow Landowners to Control Crop-Eating Wildlife

Posted March 12, 2014   The Kentucky legislature is considering a bill that would give landowners or their designees the authority...

Groups Sue EPA over Pesticide Disclosure

Posted March 11, 2014   Three environmental and public health groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last...

USDA Announces $3 Million for Program to Improve Honey Bee Health

Posted March 10, 2014   USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will provide about $3 million in technical and financial assistance...

EPA’s Watershed Academy Webcast Seminar: March 25

Posted March 10, 2014   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Watershed Academy is sponsoring a free webcast seminar on Tuesday,...

Alligator Farm Bill Moves Forward in South Carolina Senate

Posted March 7, 2014   South Carolina may be the next state to allow alligator farms, according to an article by...

States Move to Limit EPA Authority under CWA

Posted March 5, 2014   Florida, Texas, Alaska and 18 other states recently filed an amicus brief on behalf of the...