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Chesapeake Bay settlement could be a sign of things to come – or not

04/26/23 7:25 AM By Steve Davies

A proposed agreement is designed to force EPA to provide more oversight over animal feeding operations and discharge permits in Pennsylvania, but a former agency attorney is skeptical of the agreement's final impact on the enforcement of the Clean Water Act.

EPA agrees to step up oversight of animal feeding operations in Pennsylvania

04/20/23 5:02 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to increase oversight of animal feeding operations in Pennsylvania, including potentially designating them as point sources that would require discharge permits under the Clean Water Act.

Report says Chesapeake Bay health remains unchanged

Ag sector needs help to make significant progress

01/05/23 2:15 PM By Steve Davies

States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed must continue to focus on reducing agriculture’s impact on the estuary, a major environmental group said Thursday in its latest update on the bay’s health.

Court ruling puts pressure on Maryland to regulate livestock ammonia as water pollutant

03/17/21 7:30 AM By Steve Davies

The poultry industry is keeping a close eye on the future of litigation in Maryland that resulted last week in a court decision finding ammonia should be regulated as a water pollutant.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation set to sue EPA over pollution enforcement

08/13/20 2:28 PM By Steve Davies

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is preparing to sue the Environmental Protection Agency in the next several weeks for not enforcing Clean Water Act requirements to reduce pollution flowing into the bay.

EPA pressed on Chesapeake enforcement

01/15/20 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

Twenty lawmakers are demanding to know whether the Environmental Protection Agency considers its pollution reduction targets for the Chesapeake Bay legally enforceable.

EPA pushing water quality trading to address nutrients

02/06/19 4:50 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging states to develop water quality trading programs to tackle nutrient pollution, which has become an increasingly visible issue in farm country.

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03.07.2025

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 7, 2025: Farm leaders from Commodity Classic

It’s been a big week for farm country as President Donald Trump enacted, then delayed, tariffs on Mexico and Canada. We spoke with farm group leaders at Commodity Classic in Denver about their top priorities in 2025, including tariffs, the state of the farm economy and renewable fuels.

Tune in to hear from American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland, National Corn Growers Association President Kenneth Hartman Jr., National Sorghum Producers Chair Amy France, National Association of Wheat Growers President Keeff Felty and Association of Equipment Manufacturers Ag Sector Board Chair Greg Petras.

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