Senators call proposed EPA rule a ‘terrifying power grab’

The American Farm Bureau Federation is warning farmers and ranchers that a proposed EPA rule could mean that “ordinary fieldwork, fence construction or even planting could require a federal permit.” As reported at the Examiner, the proposal, which is still accepting comments, seeks to expand the definition of “waters of the U.S.” Further, the updated […]

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EPA Making Move for ‘Biggest Land Grab in the History of the World’

Published: 04/15/2014 at 9:27 PM WASHINGTON – In a move lawmakers and farmers are calling “the biggest land grab in the history of the world,” the Environmental Protection Agency is requesting jurisdiction over all public and private streams in the United States that are “intermittent, seasonal and rain-dependent.” The EPA and the U.S. Army Corps […]

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