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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, January 09, 2025
USDAàs proposed rule to overhaul retailer requirements for its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program took a beating today by both Republicans and Democrats at a House Agriculture Committee hearing.
USDA is on its way to accomplishing the climate change mitigation goals it set for itself last year, according to a one-year progress report the department released Thursday.
The solar industry recently launched the #MillionSolarStrong campaign to celebrate the now more than 1 million solar systems installed in the U.S. Together, these systems supply enough electricity to power the entire state of Pennsylvania, says the Solar Energy Industries Assoc
When it comes to tackling air quality concerns, a Mid-Atlantic coalition is making great progress. At least thatàs the assessment offered by Diesel Technology Forum Executive Director Allen Schaeffer during a recent speech.
Since 2009, the Agriculture Department (USDA) has helped thousands of small rural businesses, farmers and ranchers transition from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a recent blog post.
àSell byà and àbest byà date labels found on food packaging are confusing to consumers, and may be contributing to food waste in the United States, says a survey released by the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and the National Consumers League (NCL
Hydraulic fracturing, or àfracking,à has been called àunconventionalà for decades, but over the past 10 years, it has become the technique by which most natural gas is produced in the U.S. Currently fracking accounts for about two-thirds of the total
The Environmental Protection Agency today issued a final rule aimed at cutting methane emissions from new and existing sources in the oil and gas industry by as much as 45 percent from 2012 levels by 2025.
Half of all adults read the nutrition facts label always or most of time, according to the latest Health and Diet Survey from the Food and Drug Administration.
Donald Trump, Speaker Paul Ryan, Debbie Stabenow, Secretary Tom Vilsack, Environmental Defense Fund, Justice Department, lesser prairie chicken, Fish and Wildlife, Senator Jim Inhofe, Richard Thorpe, International Food Information Council
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