Articles by Steve Davies

Getting rid of the `waters of the U.S.` rule may be more difficult than WOTUS opponents hope, top lawyers for the federal government said just days before the end of their tenures.

President-elect Donald Trump has made clear he plans to make good on his campaign promises to undo major parts of President ObamaÐs regulatory agenda. But that could be heavy lifting for the executive branch, requiring a time-consuming notice-and-comment process that c

USDAs Food and Nutrition Service is giving public schools another year to comply with sodium reduction targets scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Idahos challenge to a federal land-use plan designed to protect greater sage-grouse has been rejected by a federal judge, who said the state could not demonstrate legal standing.

The top priorities for the man expected to head the Environmental Protection Agency in the new administration will include getting rid of the 0waters of the U.S.0 rule (aka WOTUS) and the Clean Power Plan (CPP).

The incoming president0s pick to head the Interior Department, Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana, will have his hands full overseeing agencies that have an enormous amount of public land under their control, and an enormous amount of influence over land-use decisions throughout th

EPA s farmworker protection rule will go into effect Jan. 2 as scheduled, the agency said today.

A farmworker safety rule scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1 needs to be delayed a year because EPA has not told states how to implement it, the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture said today.

Mississippi River Basin states should be given a chance to address nutrient pollution first, before the federal government steps in, a federal court ruled late last week.

Environmental Protection Agency officials received a mixed message from scientists assembled to review evidence of whether glyphosate is a human carcinogen.