The Environmental Protection Agency has released its final insecticide strategy – its plan to protect endangered species while still allowing U.S. farmers the flexibility to use insecticides to protect their crops.

05/20/25 - EPA releases final insecticide strategy

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says that farmers’ input was weighed when EPA was crafting the final insecticide strategy.


05/21/25 - EPA considered hundreds of public comments in crafting final insecticide strategy

EPA Administration Lee Zeldin discusses balancing his role at EPA and Make America Healthy Again.

05/22/25 - Zeldin on balancing EPA role, MAHA

In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series, presented by the Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha, Susan Lafferty and Zach Pilchen break down recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in relation to the Clean Air Act (CAA), including U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) v. Calumet Shreveport Refining and Oklahoma v. EPA. As the attorneys explain, these two rulings settle disagreements among federal courts over which venue is appropriate for challenging certain EPA actions under the CAA. They discuss the key takeaways from these decisions and what they signal for the future of where and how EPA actions can be disputed in court.

SCOTUS Clean Air Act Cases: What’s New?

In this episode of the Pumps & Systems podcast, we’re speaking with Tom Decker from Thomas E. Decker Consulting. He’s going to tell us about funding options for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, and how future projects may be impacted by legislation, immigration policies, tariffs and more. Tune in the first Wednesday of every month for new episodes of the podcast! 

YouTube: https://youtu.be/UZLfoFnN3-g

(Note: This episode was recorded on May 28, 2025.)

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Opening music: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios
Closing music: Freeling - Lauren Duski


Pumps & Systems Podcast: Funding for Water & Wastewater Infrastructure [Episode 112]

To keep farmers in the field and trucks on the road, while protecting the environment, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued guidance to engine and equipment manufacturers that will allow farmers and drivers more time to repair faults in their Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system before it shuts down.


08/14/25 - EPA administrator announces DEF fix for farmers, truck drivers

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has issued guidance to engine and equipment manufacturers urging them to update software for Diesel Exhaust Fluid systems to allow farmers and truck drivers more time to repair their systems before DEF slows down or shuts down the whole system.

EPA Region 6 Administrator Scott Mason joins us with more...

08/15/25 - EPA DEF guidance to give farmers, truckers more time to fix DEF issues before shutdown

The Environmental Protection Agency is giving U.S. farmers more time to review and weigh in on its proposed label for three end-use dicamba products for dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton.


08/19/25 - EPA gives farmers, the public more time to weigh in on dicamba proposal

US President Donald Trump and the nation received an update from the head of the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday regarding the rollback of certain federal regulations.


08/27/25 - EPA Administrator updates Trump on deregulatory actions

Time is running out to weigh in on a proposal to once again allow U.S. cotton and soybean farmers to use dicamba products.

Comments may be submitted here: https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0154-1233/comment?pageNumber=9

08/29/25 - Deadline to comment on dicamba proposal approaching

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