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Recently, OSU Professor of Ag Law Shannon Ferrell, and I wrote an article for Southwest Farm Press titled WOTUS All the Fuss About. \u00a0(I do have to admit that Professor Ferrell did most of they heavy lifting, including the snappy title!)<\/p>\n

The article provides an overview of the recent controversy involving the EPA and Corps of Engineers proposed rule to define “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. \u00a0The proposed definition was met with a great deal of push back from many industries, with agriculture leading the charge.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this, read our article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Recently, OSU Professor of Ag Law Shannon Ferrell, and I wrote an article for Southwest Farm Press titled WOTUS All the Fuss About. \u00a0(I do have to admit that Professor Ferrell did most of they heavy lifting, including the snappy title!) 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