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Energy & Water Appropriations Bill Also Blocks Waters of the U.S. Rule

June 12, 2014

The draft FY2015 Energy & Water Appropriations bill marked up by a House Subcommittee this week includes provisions that would prohibit changes to Federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. If enacted, this would block ...

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Waterways Infrastructure Gets Increased Funding in House Appropriations Bill

June 12, 2014

The House Appropriations Energy & Water Subcommittee marked-up their Fiscal Year 2015 spending bill that includes overall funding for the Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works program that is $25 million above the FY14 level and ...

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President Signs WRRDA Bill into Law

June 12, 2014

President Barack Obama signed the bipartisan Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) into law on Tuesday. The report, which passed both the House and Senate overwhelmingly, contains several of ASA’s key policy priorities. Included ...

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House in a Holding Pattern on Agricultural Appropriations

June 12, 2014

Following speculation from many agriculture groups on multiple amendments yesterday and today, Republican leadership in the House of Representatives announced that it would delay—initially until next week and now indefinitely—any action on the Agriculture Appropriations ...

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ASA Reacts to Climate Change Proposal

June 5, 2014

On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, proposed a plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030. The official title ...

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