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A proposal to tax sugary beverage distributors returns to the Legislature * Tax on sugary beverages is back * Trump gives meatpacking marching orders

Lawmakers ask to reopen Sac Valley * Judge dismisses Prop 12 lawsuit over animal confinement * Key senator: ‘Have to do more’ for farmers * Rocky start for PPP Round 2

Listing mountain lions as endangered could raise restrictions on rat poisons * Payment rules for farmers in flux

Bill on H-2A workers’ rights amended to include disasters * Farm groups, Hill allies fighting payment limits * Food giveaway could be uneven

In an important decision for agriculture, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Clean Water Act permits may be required when pollutants make their way through groundwater into a lake, river or other navigable water.

Chipotle fined $25 million for outbreaks * Farm, business relief set for action * OSHA writing guidance for packers

Former Vice President Joe Biden used Earth Day to press his call for sweeping government action to curb climate change and assured young voters he was “listening” to their concerns about the environment.

Dan Dooley has more than four decades of experience in California agriculture and water policy.

Water and agricultural organizations from across the West pleaded for investments in water infrastructure in the economic stimulus package.

USDA’s $19 billion COVID-19 aid package for farmers may fall well short of compensating producers for the estimated damage of the pandemic, and the department has an ambitious and novel plan to distribute USDA-purchased commodities to needy people.