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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday May 28, 2023 ( 4 items )  

Aerospace Industries Association Praises TORPEDO Act for Clearing the Way for AUKUS Success
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 26 (TNSgov) -- The Aerospace Industries Association issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today praised introduction of the Truncating Onerous Regulations for Partners and Enhancing Deterrence Operations (TORPEDO) Act of 2023. In a letter to the bill's sponsors, Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Fanning hail  more

Alliance for Justice: In Loss for Clean Water, Supreme Court Rules Wetlands Not Wet Enough to Protect
WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNStalk) -- The Alliance for Justice issued the following statement on May 25, 2023: * * * Today the Supreme Court dealt a dangerous blow to clean water protections across the country with a decision that will help fossil fuel companies and other polluters do more damage to our environment. In the case Sackett v. EPA, landowners in Idaho filed suit arguing that the wetlands on their property should not be subjected to protections under the Clean Water Act. They argued that  more

Competitive Enterprise Institute: Supreme Court Protects Property Rights From Federal Overreach in Sackett V. EPA Decision
WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSgov) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the Sackett family in a property rights dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA claimed jurisdiction over the Sackett's property in Idaho through an overly-broad interpretation of the Clean Water Act and threatened them with severe penalties for mundane activities like moving dirt on their property. In Sackett v. EPA,   more

Pacific Legal Foundation: Supreme Court Reins in Clean Water Act Abuse
WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSgov) -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: An Idaho couple's second journey to the U.S. Supreme Court over unlawful wetlands enforcement ended with final clarity in Clean Water Act regulation and a resounding victory for property owners across the country. "The Court's ruling returns the scope of the Clean Water Act to its original and proper limits," said Damien Schiff, a senior attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation who argued  more