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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, December 20, 2024
An Obama-era rule aimed at cutting methane pollution is under review as the Trump administration “unleashes” American energy with deregulations in the energy sector.
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2017 - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ordered EPA to enforce an Obama administration methane rule that had been challenged by President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON, July 5, 2017 - A court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to go forward with regulations on methane pollution from oil and gas production.
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2017 – The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a two-year stay of the Obama administration's methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry to allow EPA time to reconsider the regulations.
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2017 – A court ruling significantly expands the number of animal feeding operations that will have to report air emissions from animal waste.
“And wouldn't it be nice to live together, in the kind of world where we belong” -The Beach Boys. Suzy Friedman, of the Environmental Defense Fund, has channeled the Beach Boys in her recent opinion piece in Agri-Pulse, writing a sincere and attractive description of the kind of world where we belong, and yes, it would be nice.
Count on President Donald Trump signing a growing stack of fast-tracked legislation aimed at eliminating many Obama administration rules and regulations. Trump’s commitment to slashing federal regulations, particularly those dealing with energy and the environment, is well established.
