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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, citing the loss of habitat to development, logging and use of herbicides.
In an effort to reduce impacts to endangered species, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to roll out a strategy next month that will take what the agency says is a broad approach to reducing runoff and spray drift from herbicide applications, officials told an advisory group last week.
The House on Thursday passed a package of seven fiscal 2022 spending bills that would provide significant increases for climate measures and agricultural research while also beefing up agencies that enforce environmental and labor regulations.