Agri-Pulse staff

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a 90-day extension today of the federal surface transportation programs. The House passed the short-term transportation measure by 266-158 before leaving Washington, DC for the Easter Recess. The Senate is expected to pass the measure this afternoon.

national biofuels organizations and renewable energy advocates joined forces to highlight the role RFS plays in moderating gasoline prices.

The intelligence community released a Global Water Security assessment yesterday, which determines that water shortages will contribute to unrest and instability in many regions within the next decade.

President Obama announced the United States’ nomination of Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to be President of the World Bank today.

Rob Paarlberg's perspectives on alternative agriculture raise concerns from an Agri-Pulse reader

Leaders from more than 20 bioenergy stakeholder groups are briefing congressional leaders and staff today on the critical role that bio-based products for fuels and power must play in a diversity national energy strategy.

A group of more than 900 organizations, companies, institutions and individuals supported President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget proposal for USDA’s entire Research, Education and Economics mission area in their letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture.

The Supreme Court made a unanimous decision on behalf of property owners in Sackett v. EPA today, limiting the government’s power to enforce the Clean Water Act (CWA) and allowing landowners to challenge EPA compliance orders in court.

One of the best ways to mark World Water Day is to think: When you sit down for lunch or dinner, every meal you eat consumes water.