Articles Tagged with ''Growing Climate Solutions Act''

Daybreak July 22: House support grows for carbon market climate bill

07/22/21 10:00 AM By Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

Supporters of the Growing Climate Solutions Act are signing up new co-sponsors for the Senate-passed legislation in hopes of getting the House to take up the bill.

Daybreak June 25: Biden, senators cut deal on infrastructure

06/25/21 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

A bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Joe Biden is endorsing would provide a dramatic increase in spending for rural broadband while also pouring new money into roads and bridges and U.S. waterway improvements.

Senate OKs bill to boost ag carbon markets

06/24/21 12:10 PM By Philip Brasher

A bill that would lay the groundwork for ag carbon markets by putting USDA in charge of certifying farm advisers and credit verifiers won easy Senate approval Thursday in a defeat for some progressives and fossil fuel advocates on opposite sides of the climate issue.

Daybreak June 24: Amendment would reshape climate bill

06/24/21 11:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow is expressing optimism that the Senate will pass the Growing Climate Solutions Act today. But the Senate will first debate an amendment by Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee that would weaken a critical provision of the legislation, which is intended to speed development of ag carbon markets.

Daybreak June 21: Key House Republican says he's considering climate bill

06/21/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

The Senate could vote soon on the Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill intended to speed the development of ag carbon markets, but it’s not yet clear what the House will do with the legislation.

Washington Week Ahead: Senators to probe cattle market, climate bill on tap

06/20/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

The beef industry will face scrutiny this week from senators who are under pressure to curb the pricing power of big meatpackers, while the full Senate is nearing a vote on a bill to accelerate the development of ag carbon markets.

Stabenow pushing for big boost in conservation, says Biden plan falls short

04/28/21 6:53 AM By Philip Brasher

Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow says that President Joe Biden’s $2.7 trillion infrastructure plan is “woefully inadequate” when it comes to funding for climate-friendly farming practices and that she's pushing for a major increase in funding for conservation programs.

Daybreak April 23: Vilsack defends planned CRP expansion

04/23/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

The nation’s largest farm group is calling on the White House to clarify President Joe Biden’s goal of conserving 30% of U.S. land by 2030.

“The concerns of farmers and ranchers are escalating regarding the intent of the 30x30 goal, the definition of conservation, and the metrics for defining success, among other things,” the American Farm Bureau Federation says in a letter to the White House.

Senate Ag moves Stabenow-Braun climate bill

04/22/21 12:56 PM By Steve Davies

The Senate Agriculture Committee has cleared the way for floor consideration of the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which would help farmers, ranchers and foresters take part in voluntary carbon markets.

Daybreak April 21: Ag climate bill sets stage for climate action

04/21/21 9:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, Spencer Chase, and Ben Nuelle

The last time a Democratic administration tried to pass climate legislation, in 2009, the bill died in the Senate partly because of resistance from farm groups. This year, one of the first significant climate bills a congressional committee is going to vote on is a measure backed by farm groups – the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which is aimed at facilitating the development of ag carbon markets.

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12.13.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 13, 2024: Sen. Boozman on farm bill, RFK, Rollins

Republicans will take control of the Senate in January, making John Boozman chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. We asked him about his plans for the committee, including collaborating with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's in line to be the ranking member, and how Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees may influence agriculture.

Then, Laura Wood from LWP Consulting and Invariant’s Danielle Beck discuss the contentious House Ag Committee ranking member race and the future of the farm bill in a new Congress.

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