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BOISE, ID – A federal court delayed a Clean Water Act case against a Bruneau, Idaho, ranch by 60 days to give the Trump administration time to decide whether to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the fourth time in the past decade, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will write a new rule for regulating waters of the United States, one that […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The EPA removed the term “significant nexus” from the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule in a final revision announced by the agency Tuesday after the Supreme […]
DESMET, S.D. – Voluntary conservation efforts work best in ranch and farm country, according to NCBA President Todd Wilkinson, DeSmet, S.D. Wilkinson and the NCBA are in support of the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a much-awaited decision from the US Supreme Court, the nation’s highest legal body has ruled in favor of landowners and ag groups to overturn a lower […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued Friday by the Environmental […]
FARGO, N.D. – A federal court in North Dakota is blocking the Biden Administration’s Waters of the United States rule in South Dakota and nearly two dozen other states. The […]
LINCOLN, Neb. — EPA’s final waters of the U.S. rule released on Friday keeps a controversial “significant-nexus” test in place when determining jurisdictional waters and codifies for the first time […]
EDGEMONT, SD – After years of arguing from opposite sides of a mining debate, Mark Hollenbeck and Susan Henderson are about to learn what their friends and neighbors think. Voters […]
PIERRE, SD — Six South Dakota school districts are receiving Environmental Protection Agency grants for its Clean School Bus Program rebate competition. The districts will receive a combined three-point-six million […]
LINCOLN, NE – The use of ethanol blends in vehicles continues to increase across the United States. Recent results from an ongoing pilot program in Nebraska is showing promise for […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The City of Sturgis is among those receiving a portion of $167,247,512 in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste projects in South Dakota. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifteen Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have renewed calls for EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to delay any new rulemaking on […]
CHEYENNE, WY – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers held its final roundtable to gather stakeholder input on the Waters of the US rule as the […]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision that the toxic pesticide glyphosate is safe for humans […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a 5-4 split, the U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily revived a Trump-era rule intended to fast-track big energy projects by limiting the states’ power to curtail […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo in all South Dakota counties. Earlier this year, EPA issued a 7-year […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the second time in nine years, an Idaho family will take their battle over a wetlands designation before the high court. The Supreme Court will hear […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for a report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC). “The FRRCC represents […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Navigable Waters Protection Rule would be repealed and replaced with pre-2015 definitions of waters of the U.S. in a proposal released by EPA and the U.S. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers have sent a proposed update to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule to the White House Office of […]
LOUISVILLE, KY – While little is known about how the Biden administration will rewrite Waters of the United States, or WOTUS, definitions, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said exemptions for farming […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army outlined plans for revising the definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Specifically, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In a decision with far-reaching consequences into ag country, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday against biofuel, corn and soybean producers when it overturned a 2020 appeals […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) have introduced the bipartisan RFS Integrity Act of 2021. This […]
WASHINGTON, DC – A majority of farmers in states like South Dakota supported a Trump administration that ultimately betrayed them in corn production, processing and marketing ethanol at the fuel […]
DENVER, CO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has vacated a district court’s stay of the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR) in Colorado, finding the […]
Warren Grant West passed away July 7, 2025, on the family ranch north of New Underwood SD. He […]
Regional meetings planned to arrive at new definitions for WOTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers have sent a proposed update to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule to the White House Office of […]