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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Last week, the EPA took a major step in addressing PFAS contamination by finalizing a national drinking water standard for some chemicals. The next step for stakeholders will focus on funding water systems to meet the new standards. While the Biden administration has opened additional funds for this task, water systems say it’s not enough.
The Federal Communications Commission is upping its benchmark for high-speed fixed broadband to download speeds of 100 megabits per second and upload speeds of 20 megabits per second, the first major change the standard has seen since 2015.
The Agriculture Department and Americorps on Monday unveiled the Working Lands Climate Corps, a program aimed at recruiting more than 100 young people to provide outreach and technical assistance for farmers looking to implement conservation practices.
The Biden administration’s top agriculture official wants Congress and states across the country to focus on a broader vision for the nation’s agricultural economy.
State broadband offices and researchers say new maps from the Federal Communications Commission that will be used to allocate billions of dollars in funding have failed to catch large swaths of the population without adequate internet speeds.
Communities across the country stand to benefit from Tuesday’s announcement of Agriculture Department funding aimed at improving the infrastructure and business climate in rural areas.
