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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees are in active discussions about putting elements of a farm bill in an end-of-the year aid package, including possible new funding for commodity programs as well as crop insurance reimbursements.
North Carolina Republican Rep. David Rouzer says the Biden administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule could be vulnerable due to the Supreme Court’s recent overruling of the Chevron doctrine, which had given federal agencies authority interpret the laws passed by Congress.
House Ag Committee member David Rouzer hopes the EATS Act, which would bar states from regulating the treatment of farm animals raised in other states, can be incorporated in the next farm bill.
Republicans cleared out of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee by a vote of 30-22 a joint resolution which would void the Biden administration’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule which goes into effect March 20.
“Uncertainty” was the word of the day at a congressional hearing Wednesday focused on the Biden Administration’s “waters of the U.S.” rule and a pending Supreme Court decision addressing WOTUS.
As parts of the Southeast get a better handle on the damages inflicted by Hurricane Ian, a North Carolina Republican says legislation he has authored could be helpful in the rebuilding effort.
Virtual roundtables to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers’ effort to come up with a “durable” definition of “waters of the U.S.” will kick off Monday, with nine more to follow through June 24.
A federal jury has awarded $473.5 million in damages to six North Carolinians, agreeing with them that odors from a Pender County hog farm were bad enough that they interfered with their right to enjoy their property.
