Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Regan was called out on biofuel use, pesticide registrations, and the Biden Waters of the U.S. rule at a House Ag hearing. Ag Chair Glenn Thompson told Regan that EPA’s policies are “anti-farmer” and implied the White House was putting political pressure on EPA to restrict pesticide use and propose a confusing WOTUS rule.

Regan pushed back; “I, fortunately, have not had any fingers on the scale as it relates to doing the business of EPA when it relates to our agricultural practices.”

But some, like Nebraska Republican Don Bacon, weren’t convinced, especially on Waters of the U.S. still before the Supreme Court. Bacon; “There’s anger. I think any goodwill that this administration had built with farmers and ranchers, it’s gone with this ruling. This is a ‘kick to the gut,’ as some of them have told me.”

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