A Montana rancher criticized the Biden administration’s climate policies, including a new water restriction, saying they create “more regulation,” and could potentially lead to a decrease in agriculture production.
Last month, the Biden administration announced a new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) definition, which broadly defines sources of water protected under the Clean Water Act. The updated rule, which the Biden administration said “safeguards” our nation’s waters, strengthens economic opportunity, and protects people’s health, allows the EPA to regulate wetlands, lakes, ponds, streams and “relatively permanent” waterways.
But, the rule has come under fire from farmers, ranchers and Republican lawmakers who view it as federal overreach. Nearly 200 Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., sent a letter to the EPA, saying the rule would create regulatory uncertainty and confusion.
Ranchers have warned Biden’s new water rule causes…
