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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Lawmakers return to Washington to try to focus on fiscal 2025 spending bills even as Democrats face an ongoing debate about whether President Joe Biden should end his re-election bid.
Another case of avian flu has been identified in a person in Colorado, the fourth such case associated with the H5N1 virus that has infected herds in 12 states.
Farmers can afford to implement a new heat standard, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in an analysis of a proposed rule that shows annual costs for most farming operations would be less than 1% of revenue.
New climate standards that would require railroads to switch to zero-emission locomotives could reduce market competitiveness and increase food costs, significantly affecting the Midwest.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing a heat standard that would require employers to develop plans for protecting workers from excessive temperatures such as those sweeping the U.S. this week.
The Supreme Court followed its shredding of the Chevron doctrine on Friday by issuing another opinion Monday that could make it easier to challenge federal agency regulations.
The Supreme Court has dumped its Chevron doctrine that required courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretation of ambiguous laws, in an opinion issued Friday that makes environmental and other laws vulnerable to legal challenges.
The Agriculture Department is seeking input on how to measure reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from crops grown as biofuel feedstocks, part of an effort to increase production of sustainable aviation fuel.