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Sep 22, 2025
A new study by Edgeworth Economics has been released that found that every H-2B worker supports about three to five local U.S. jobs and that areas that have more H-2B workers experience higher wages. The study provides a new comprehensive economic analysis that explores the impacts and realities of the H-2B Visa Program.
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Sep 22, 2025
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) heat stress standard rulemaking entered the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) stage on Aug. 30, 2024, after years of public engagement. The public comment period for this proposed rule, titled "Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings," ended on Jan. 14, 2025, after being extended to allow for more input. GCSAA submitted comments on the NPRM in January.
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Sep 15, 2025
We want you to be part of GCSAA’s Grassroots Ambassador program, which connects GCSAA members directly with elected officials. Sign up in the new Advocacy section of gcsaa.org. Join 600 of your colleagues to receive our educational resources, attend message training and stay updated on the issues that directly impact you and your business. For more information, reach out to GCSAA's Grassroots Advocacy Specialist Kelly Lonker, who has taken over program management.
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Sep 12, 2025
Grassroots advocacy was on full display this August when GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador Andrew Getty, superintendent at The Prairie Club in Valentine, Neb., hosted U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) for a congressional site visit.
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Sep 12, 2025
GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador Casey Anderson, assistant superintendent at Park Nine Golf Course in Fort Collins, Colo., recently hosted Max Coker, field representative from the office of Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), alongside fellow ambassador Ethan Howard, assistant superintendent at Pole Creek Golf Club in Tabernash, Colo.
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Sep 2, 2025
Chava McKeel, Bob Helland and Michael Lee recently attended the RISE Annual Meeting in Savannah, Ga., where they met with industry colleagues, including many manufacturers and distributors of turf care products.
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Aug 20, 2025
Bob Helland, director of congressional and federal affairs met this week with Democratic staff members of the Senate Agriculture Committee to help advance the Plant Biostimulant Act.
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Jul 15, 2025
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), with a 4(d) rule that includes specific protections and flexibilities.
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Jul 15, 2025
RISE and CropLife America welcomed more than 350 industry leaders, regulatory experts and federal and state officials to the 2025 Regulatory Conference April 23–25 in Arlington, VA.
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Jul 15, 2025
The U.S. Adaptive Open is one of the most inspiring events in golf. Held annually by the USGA, it showcases elite golfers with physical, intellectual and sensory impairments competing at the highest level. The 2025 edition just wrapped up at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., from July 7–9.
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Jul 15, 2025
The U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee has approved a Clean Water Act (CWA) regulatory reform package (H.R. 3898) that benefits golf course management.
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Jun 9, 2025
As previously reported in March 2025, the EPA and the Army Corp of Engineers announced a 30-day comment period to solicit feedback on key aspects of the definition of “Water of the United States” (WOTUS) in the Clean Water Act.
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Jun 9, 2025
On May 23, U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Jim Baird (IN-04), and Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), reintroduced the Plant Biostimulant Act.
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Apr 21, 2025
Around 45 individuals from the EPA and United States Fish and Wildlife Service participated in a golf course tour to showcase GCSAA's environmental and agronomic Best Management Practices on April 9, 2025.
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Mar 25, 2025
Since the EPA’s announcement of new guidance and potential WOTUS rulemaking on March 12, more information has been released as to where the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers will focus its efforts and seek public comment.
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Mar 25, 2025
On March 14, the American Golf Industry Coalition (AGIC) announced that Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Scott Peters (D-CA) have joined as new co-chairs of the Congressional Golf Caucus.
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Mar 12, 2025
On March 12, new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that EPA will work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to review the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA and prepare a new rulemaking.
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Jan 14, 2025
On Jan. 6, the EPA published their new changes to the chlorothalonil label, and due in part to the advocacy efforts of GCSAA and its members, the Registration Review Interim Decision (ID) was significantly different from the label changes that were proposed in 2023.
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Jan 14, 2025
When the EPA’s Preliminary Interim Decision on thiophanate methyl was issued in Spring 2023, GCSAA and its members were concerned about the proposed changes to the label, which included a significant reduction to the rate and number of applications annually.
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Jan 8, 2025
The U.S. EPA proposed significant changes to the chlorothalonil labels in the fall of 2023 by issuing a Preliminary Interim Decision.
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