NCBA fighting to keep ground water from EPA jurisdiction

by | May 15, 2019 | 5 Ag Stories, News

Later this fall the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether groundwater should fall under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The National Cattlemen?s Beef Association (NCBA) has joined with other groups to prevent what they fear is another overreach.

Audio: Full Interview with NCBA’s Scott Yeager

NCBA?s Scott Yeager tells us about the battle coming to the Supreme Court, and what NCBA and other Ag groups are doing to make their case against what could be an unprecedented governmental overreach.

Yeager says a bad decision, in this case, could bring the force of the EPA down on the people who never have had to deal with the government on this scale.

Yeager says it is important, especially in states like Iowa, for producers to show what they are doing to benefit the environment.