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A House bill to fund the Army Corps of Engineers for the next fiscal year would stop the Obama administration from implementing its revised Clean Water Act rule until the fall of 2016 at the earliest. The rule, which is now under final review at the Office of Management

Congressional Republicans this week will start moving the appropriations bills that give them their best shot at picking apart President Obama0s regulatory agenda.

Agri-Pulse Audio Web A House committee released a bill Monday that would force the Obama administration to replace a proposed rule that would re-define what streams, wetlands and other areas are regulated under the Clean Water Act. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Commit

A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza (HPAI) has now been found in 11 states following USDA confirmation of a case in Wisconsin.

The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is asking Hillary Clinton to support mandatory GMO labeling.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released a clarification on previously issued guidelines for animal food safety, explaining to producers the scope and intent of the guidelines.

The battle over the Obama administration�s proposal to re-define the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act will heat up starting next week as the House begins moving bills to kill or block implementation of the rule.

A final Clean Water Act has moved to Office of Management Budget with revisions that the EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy promises will address a range of objections raised since it was first proposed a year ago.

Usage of medically important antibiotics in food animals rose 3 percent from 2012 through 2013, the Food and Drug Administration says in its latest annual report on sales of the drugs. The year-over-year increase meant that sales of the drugs rose 20 percent from 2009 to 2013,

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it will issue proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements for 2015 by June 1, and a final rule governing the volumes for 2014 and 2015 by Nov. 30.