Category: Environment

On Aug. 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a final rule amending the definition of “waters of the...

This week NPC partnered with the Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) to host its annual Agency Farm Tour in Washington’s Columbia Basin for USDA and EPA staff. The annual...

On Thursday, May 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated WOTUS ruling (Sackett vs. EPA), pushing back against federal government expansion of the Clean Water Act (CWA)....

On April 6, President Biden vetoed a bipartisan effort to overturn the Administration’s “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) regulation. The joint resolution of disapproval, which was endorsed by the...

On March 29, the Senate passed an NPC-endorsed joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Biden Administration’s “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule by a vote of 53-43. The...

On Sept. 28, 2022, Congressman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) introduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act, a bill that would prohibit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from...

On Thursday, June 24, the Senate passed the S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act (GCSA), by a vote of 92-8. The bipartisan legislation reduces technical entry barriers for...

The U.S. EPA this week announced revisions to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standards (WPS) to clarify and simplify the application exclusion zone (AEZ) requirements.

NPC and state potato organization this week signed onto a letter sent to members of Congress opposing recently introduced legislation by Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Rep. Joe Neguse...