1+ week, 2+ day ago   (371+ words) EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are seeking additional comment on their proposed “waters of the U.S.” rule by proposing new definitions for critical terminology, including what constitutes “relatively permanent” waters and a “continuous surface water connection.” “Our goal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (524+ words) A key Western Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee says political and agricultural leaders must “change hearts and minds” when it comes to water and farming in California. Rep. Tom McClintock, who sits on subcommittees on federal lands and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (755+ words) The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the leading climate research facility in the country is drawing opposition from universities, the state of Colorado, and now, the Environmental Defense Fund, which filed a lawsuit last month challenging efforts to break up…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1278+ words) A Labor Department rule on farmworker wage must be rewritten, a federal court ordered Wednesday, putting additional pressure on Congress to come up with a solution. The National Council of Agricultural Employers said last year’s interim final rule “prevented a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (91+ words) The Almond Board of California is working with a company to use leftover almond shells to develop what the two entities say is a clean, sustainable and domestically sourced alternative to petroleum-based products. This article is available exclusively to Agri-Pulse…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (293+ words) The last three presidential elections have had a common theme, mainly identified with the Trump campaigns, but certainly bipartisan in nature. The story goes something like this: globalization has been a disaster for the little guy and trade has emptied…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (272+ words) The last three presidential elections have had a common theme, mainly identified with the Trump campaigns, but certainly bipartisan in nature. The story goes something like this: globalization has been a disaster for the little guy and trade has emptied…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (372+ words) The state of Nevada is suing the Interior Department over the Bureau of Reclamation's recently finalized framework that will govern Colorado River operations through 2036, alleging that it fails to consider the Law of the River, a legal framework states follow…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (598+ words) In a move cheered by the ethanol industry, the Trump administration announced a temporary emergency fuel waiver aimed at boosting U.S. gasoline supply and lowering prices at the pump. The move comes about two and a half months before high-stakes midterm…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1127+ words) California plans to ban toxic pesticides by 2050, according to its Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap. (Brad Hooker/Agri-Pulse) California farmers are caught between growing pressure to give up older pesticides and years-long waits for replacements, a tension lawmakers repeatedly returned to…...