EPA Set To Take Different Direction On Waters Of US Rule

(KRVN 880 RURAL RADIO)  KRVN 880 Rural Radio quotes "In signing a document to start a review that could lead to reforming or replacing the waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt hinted a rewrite may include the removal of the so-called “significant nexus” test."

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Trump Repeals Waters Of The U.S. Rule

(KRVN 880 RURAL RADIO)  KRVN 880 Rural Radio quotes "The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) applauds an executive order issued today by President Trump that begins the process of rescinding or rewriting a controversial Clean Water Act regulation that would have given the government broad jurisdiction over land and water."

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Nebraska Farmers Cheer Death Knell Of Obama Water Rule

(COLUMBUS TELEGRAM)  Columbus Telegram quotes "Nebraska farmers who felt beleaguered by environmental regulations passed under former President Barack Obama cheered Tuesday as President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at rolling back his predecessor’s signature clean water rule."

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Sen. Moran Statement On WOTUS Rule Rollback

(KRVN 880 RURAL RADIO)  KRVN 880 Rural Radio quotes "U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) released the following statement on the executive order President Trump signed today to express the administration’s intent to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule:"

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Environmental Account Releases To Occur In Platte River

(KRVN 880 RURAL RADIO)  KRVN 880 Rural Radio quotes "Water releases from the Environmental Account at Lake McConaughy will be occuring through March 15th. The late-winter release is coordinated through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program to assist such threatened and endangered species as the whooping crane, piping plover and interior least tern."

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NRD Moves Closer To Allowing New Irrigated Acres

(NORFOLK DAILY NEWS)  Norfolk Daily News quotes "The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resource District board of directors took a big step closer at its meeting Monday night to certifying new irrigated acres."

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LBNRD Extends Deadline For Certifying Irrigated Acres

(HASTINGS TRIBUNE)  Hastings Tribune quotes "DAVENPORT — Still bogged down in the process of certifying irrigated acres across its jurisdiction, the Little Blue Natural Resources District is giving itself another 21 months to complete the task."

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