Sanford warns EPA official of harm to farmers, industry from revival of Obama-era WOTUS role
Sanford shared his and Gov. Doug Burgum’s concerns with EPA Office of Water Assistant Administrator Radhika Fox and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jaime Pinkham during an EPA WOTUS listening session hosted by U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer today at Bismarck State College. U.S. Sen. John Hoeven and North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring also were among those participating. Under the Trump administration, the 2015 WOTUS rule was repealed in 2019 and replaced with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.
Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement Tuesday after President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. Department of Energy will make available releases of 50 million barrels of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address high gas prices and supply-demand imbalance.
