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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, December 26, 2024
The House passed by voice vote Wednesday a bill that would improve liability protections for farmers, processors, supermarkets and other businesses that donate food.
Proposed regulations designed to prevent chemical accidents are not justified by the data and could result in consolidation at the retail level, groups representing agricultural chemical dealers are telling the Environmental Protection Agency.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Rachel Zwillinger as assistant general counsel for enforcement at CalEPA. Zwillinger previously served as a water policy adviser at Defenders of Wildlife and has also worked for the Natural Resources Defense Council. The CalEPA position does not require Senate confirmation.
A federal judge has reversed the Trump administration's decision to delist the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act, restoring protections for an animal often at odds with ranchers and livestock.
Farm groups are asking the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers to stop working on a "foundational rule" to define "waters of the U.S" because the Supreme Court has decided to take up the issue.
Environmental groups are pushing the state water board to increase freshwater flows by trimming out senior rights holders through an emergency regulation.
Three federal appeals court judges are wrestling with the question of whether to vacate the registration of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup.
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting is underway in Atlanta, and the president of the nation’s largest ag group is keeping the pressure on the Biden administration to deal with supply chain disruptions and remove barriers to U.S. ag exports.
