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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
House spending bills for fiscal 2022 are making climate action a priority both at home and abroad while also ramping up spending for enforcement of environmental regulation.
Western senators have introduced two bills this session aimed at improving forestlands through increased investment and a return to more frequent use of prescribed burning as a management tool. But forest scientists and forestland advocates say the benefits would reach across the country.
The Biden administration's efforts to provide the debt relief to minority producers called for by Congress suffered another legal setback on Friday with an order from the Northern District of Texas prohibiting payments based on race and certifying the case as a class action.
The Environmental Protection Agency would get $11.34 billion, the most ever in its history, for fiscal year 2022 under a bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee Thursday.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a funding bill Wednesday for the Agriculture Department, Food and Drug Administration and Commodity Futures Trading Commission that would boost spending by more than 10%, including hefty amounts for ag research and climate-change-related programs.
Regulatory costs grew 265% on average for valley farmers, while total production costs rose by just 22% for those trying to produce food and fiber in California.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack named Randy Moore as the new chief of USDA’s Forest Service and the California Legislature appointed Sen. Connie Leyva of Chino to serve as a nonvoting member on the Air Resources Board.
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