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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, October 04, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says the agency can be expected to play a critical role in the Biden administration’s goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions but needs a financial boost to be in “fighting shape.”
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.
After making their case to the Supreme Court, biofuel industry officials are expressing confidence that the justices will agree to restrict the issuance of small refinery exemptions.
The ongoing legal and regulatory battles over the use of Roundup, one of the most widely-used crop protection products in U.S. history, is taking on some new twists.
A new report suggests Illinois producers could be faced with mitigation efforts to lessen the impact of climate change, but the authors suggest the findings are also applicable across the Midwest.
A Department of Agriculture program will invest $330 million in 85 public-private partnerships across the country through a farm bill program designed to funnel money to local conservation projects.
The Environmental Protection Agency will take comment on whether it should uphold the Trump administration's action to limit California’s ability to impose its own vehicle emissions standards.
Supreme Court justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism that oil refiners are legally eligible for biofuel exemptions even if previous waivers have lapsed.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack denies that there is any effort by President Joe Biden to reduce meat consumption in order to meet the new U.S pledge to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
Farm groups are bracing for President Joe Biden to propose higher taxes on inherited assets and capital gains this week, while the Supreme Court takes up the authority of EPA to exempt refiners from biofuel usage requirements.