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Rural electric co-ops sue to stop EPA power plant regulations

Carbon capture and sequestration still unproven, group says

05/15/24 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

EPA’s new power plant rule relies heavily on carbon capture and sequestration to meet stringent new carbon dioxide reduction requirements, but rural electric cooperatives and 23 states say it’s unproven and are fighting in court to get it stopped.

Daybreak May 10: House bill to beat Stabenow on insurance coverage

05/10/24 9:50 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, and Steve Davies

There’s a big push this year to bolster the farm safety net by raising premium subsidies for high levels of area insurance coverage, and the idea has gotten traction in both the House and Senate.

Daybreak April 26: RECs say clean power plan ‘unlawful, unrealistic’

04/26/24 10:12 AM By Philip Brasher

The Biden administration has finalized a sweeping set of rules aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants from power plants. The rules are a fundamental part of President Biden’s climate strategy. But the National Rural Electric Cooperative is among the industry groups blasting them.

Farm Hands West: Bjorn selected as new CEO of Driscoll's

10/11/23 7:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Soren Bjorn has been selected to serve as the new CEO of Driscoll’s. He currently serves as the president of Driscoll’s of the Americas.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Cushman joins NRECA

10/11/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Kelly Cushman has been named vice president of political affairs at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Dave Juday has joined Aimpoint Research as a member of its Executive Advisory Group.

USDA providing $10.7B for rural renewable energy projects

05/15/23 4:35 PM By Steve Davies

USDA’s Rural Utilities Service is making $10.7 billion available in loans and grants to help rural energy providers reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Inflation Reduction Act offers rural electric co-ops potential to expand renewable energy

08/10/22 6:22 AM By Amy Mayer

Rural electric cooperatives are among the big winners from the Democratic climate funding package headed toward final approval in Congress.

SCOTUS limits EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

06/30/22 11:48 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency did not have clear direction from Congress to require power plants to shift from coal to cleaner energy sources, the Supreme Court said in a decision Thursday that could hamstring the agency’s efforts to adopt regulations addressing climate change.

Rural broadband providers battle Big Tech over FCC fund

03/02/22 6:20 AM By Garrett Downs

Advocates for rural broadband are urging the FCC to act now and save the Universal Service Fund, while broadband providers are pumping the brakes.

Ag PACs pick up pace of contributions after post-Jan. 6 pause

08/11/21 6:36 AM By Philip Brasher, Hannah Pagel, and Annie Deckey

Many political action committees tied to major farm and rural interests significantly slowed down their contributions to members of Congress after the storming of the Capitol Jan. 6, but the groups are now playing catch-up.

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05.10.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: May 10, 2024: Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., on farm bill, rural broadband

South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson sits on the House Agriculture Committee, which will mark up a farm bill on May 23. He joins this week’s show to discuss the latest developments on the farm bill and what the next few weeks will look like. He also dives deeper into the rural broadband efforts.

Then, Joby Young with the American Farm Bureau Federation and Jonathan Coppess with the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program at the University of Illinois join this week’s show to discuss the political environment around a farm bill.

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