WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has pointed to farmers to be among the winners of the administration’s proposed changes of federal protections for wetlands and waterways. Federal law and rules already had farmers and farmland exempt from most regulatory hurdles on wetlands that the administration has targeted. Environmental groups have argued that builders, oil and gas, and other industry would be the biggest winners, if the government adopts the rollback, making it easier to fill in bogs, creeks, and streams for plowing, drilling, mining or building. Government numbers released last month seem to support the argument. (Source: The AP 01/14/19) Gulf Coast Note: President Trump addressed the National Farm Bureau Federal's 100th convention in New Orleans today (Jan. 14). Trump defended his tough trade policies in front of thousands of farmers, a key constituency that has struggled because of his trade war with China, and promised fair trade deals that will put America's rural heartland back on its feet. There are some 3.2M farmers across America, according to Reuters.
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Monday, January 14, 2019
Big biz winner of wetland rule changes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has pointed to farmers to be among the winners of the administration’s proposed changes of federal protections for wetlands and waterways. Federal law and rules already had farmers and farmland exempt from most regulatory hurdles on wetlands that the administration has targeted. Environmental groups have argued that builders, oil and gas, and other industry would be the biggest winners, if the government adopts the rollback, making it easier to fill in bogs, creeks, and streams for plowing, drilling, mining or building. Government numbers released last month seem to support the argument. (Source: The AP 01/14/19) Gulf Coast Note: President Trump addressed the National Farm Bureau Federal's 100th convention in New Orleans today (Jan. 14). Trump defended his tough trade policies in front of thousands of farmers, a key constituency that has struggled because of his trade war with China, and promised fair trade deals that will put America's rural heartland back on its feet. There are some 3.2M farmers across America, according to Reuters.
