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Michael Van on Instagram: "THE LAND GRAB COLLAPSES AND AMERICA TAKES BACK ITS SOIL – Ezra A. Cohen
On the nineteenth of November a quiet but historic shift took place. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin moved to dismantle the Obama Biden Waters of the United States rule, a policy that turned ordinary farmland into federally controlled territory. For years the rule was used to pressure farmers, ranchers and landowners with threats of inspections, fines and endless paperwork. It was never about water. It was about authority. A puddle could trigger a federal case, a ditch could bring regulators, and a pond could freeze a family’s livelihood. Rural America lived under that shadow until now.
Zeldin’s rollback returns power to the people who actually work the land. He called the original rule a weapon designed to assault American landowners, and acted to end nearly a decade of confusion and fear. With the new definition of protected waters, families no longer have to question whether rainwater on their property will bring federal agents to their gate. Farmers can develop, plant, dig and irrigate without needing permission from distant offices in Washington. It is a restoration of common sense and a release from a system that punished productivity under the banner of environmental concern.
The impact reaches far beyond paperwork. For many families, WOTUS forced costly delays, abandoned projects and even the sale of land. Entire communities were held back by rules written by people who never set foot on a farm. The Trump Zeldin reversal clears that choke point. It allows rural America to grow again, to build again, to breathe again. And it shows that clean water and freedom are not enemies. The major rivers, lakes and drinking water systems remain protected. What ends is the federal intrusion into private property that never needed regulating in the first place.
This moment is another reminder that America First means defending the people who feed and sustain the nation."
4 likes, 0 comments - ezekiel2_1 on November 22, 2025: "THE LAND GRAB COLLAPSES AND AMERICA TAKES BACK ITS SOIL – Ezra A. Cohen
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