Eighteen groups sue Biden Administration over new WOTUS rule

Can the feds' puddle power grab be stopped in court?

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|2023-01-31T11:49:41-05:00January 31st, 2023|Comments Off on Eighteen groups sue Biden Administration over new WOTUS rule

EPA Admin. Wheeler: Environmental Reporters Aren’t Practicing Journalistic Standards

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler joins District of Conservation podcast host Gabriella Hoffman on the show today for a wide-ranging interview. Listen here.

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|2020-12-14T14:24:29-05:00December 14th, 2020|Comments Off on EPA Admin. Wheeler: Environmental Reporters Aren’t Practicing Journalistic Standards

Supreme Court ditches Clean Water Act conviction posthumously

His crime? Building a firebreak ditch and some ponds on his Montana property.

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|2019-04-29T12:38:14-04:00April 29th, 2019|Comments Off on Supreme Court ditches Clean Water Act conviction posthumously

Trump orders roll back of EPA’s WOTUS rule

President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting a major Obama-era policy expanding federal authority over bodies of water. “Let’s start hiring those people, fellas,” Trump said before signing the order while surrounded by federal lawmakers and county officials. Trump ordered federal agencies to make sure “waters are kept free from pollution, while at the same time promoting economic growth, minimizing regulatory uncertainty” and respecting the role of states and Congress. Trump also ordered agencies to define “navigable waters” in a “manner consistent with the opinion of Justice Antonin Scalia in Rapanos v. United States” — a more narrow interpretation of [...]

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|2017-03-01T09:04:47-05:00March 1st, 2017|8 Comments

Wyoming rancher thumps EPA on bogus wetlands violation

In a 21st century replay of the biblical battle between David and Goliath, Wyoming rancher Andy Johnson felled the most powerful regulatory giant in the country, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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|2016-06-28T16:27:59-04:00June 28th, 2016|41 Comments

The most ABSURD 2015 EPA power-grabs of dubious legality

EPA has made a lot of power grabs of dubious legality over the last year, from forcing unpopular regulations through over the objections of Congress to illegally using social media to promote Obama’s policies. So without further ado, here are the top 5 EPA attempts to grab power through quasi-legal means.

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|2016-01-03T11:39:27-05:00January 3rd, 2016|1 Comment

Wyoming farmer in EPA’s crosshairs

Wyoming farmer Andy Johnson is the unlikely target of an EPA vendetta -- facing tens of millions of dollars in fines for daring to build a stock pond -- which the Clean Water Act specifically bars the agency from regulating -- on his property after obtaining all the required state permits. Meanwhile, the agency is facing no penalties at all for its massive spill of metals-laden water into the Animas River in New Mexico.

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|2015-09-11T12:47:51-04:00September 9th, 2015|4 Comments

EPA harasses Americans

The EPA, claiming authority under the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA ) of 1996, says it will adopt on August 1 a new rule that “will allow the EPA to garnish non-Federal wages to collect delinquent non-tax debts owed the United States without first obtaining a court order.” Robert Gordon explains how this is both wrong and dangerous.

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|2014-07-08T10:32:40-04:00July 8th, 2014|6 Comments

If it’s wet, EPA wants to regulate it

WOTUS gives untrustworthy federal bureaucrats custody of every watershed, creates crushing new power to coerce all who keep America going and offers no benefit to the victimized and demoralized tax-paying public.

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|2014-06-12T07:36:02-04:00June 12th, 2014|4 Comments

Solving the PCB problem with cooperation instead of litigation

Ron Arnold details the story of how industry, environmentalists, and regulators are working together to overcome a paradoxical EPA rule that allows PCBs in products but bans the disposal of wastewater containing PCB residues. This story, sadly, is atypical of today's EPA, especially as it applies to energy and water issues.

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|2014-03-25T14:47:22-04:00March 24th, 2014|Comments Off on Solving the PCB problem with cooperation instead of litigation

EPA dreams of rivers and streams

Having spent years collecting data on the condition of rivers and streams, and found these bodies of water needing additional “protection’ and “restoration,” the agency is making the case for action under the Clean Water Act (CWA). This four-decade-old statute already gives EPA vast powers to impose new regulations – none of them requiring the consent of Congress.

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|2013-04-24T16:32:47-04:00April 24th, 2013|1 Comment
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