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Rural electric co-ops sue to stop EPA power plant regulations

Carbon capture and sequestration still unproven, group says

05/15/24 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

EPA’s new power plant rule relies heavily on carbon capture and sequestration to meet stringent new carbon dioxide reduction requirements, but rural electric cooperatives and 23 states say it’s unproven and are fighting in court to get it stopped.

Daybreak May 10: House bill to beat Stabenow on insurance coverage

05/10/24 9:50 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, and Steve Davies

There’s a big push this year to bolster the farm safety net by raising premium subsidies for high levels of area insurance coverage, and the idea has gotten traction in both the House and Senate.

Daybreak Jan. 30: Haley attacks Trump on tariffs

01/30/24 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, and Noah Wicks

GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is attacking former President Donald Trump’s trade policy as she tries to slow down his momentum.

Daybreak June 21: Stabenow, Ernst introduce foreign land ownership bill

06/21/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Noah Wicks, Philip Brasher, Jacqui Fatka, Steve Davies, and Sara Wyant

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, are proposing a bill requiring the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review foreign entities’ land purchases or leases exceeding $4 million or 320 acres of land over the past three years and adding the Agriculture Secretary as a member of the panel.

USDA providing $10.7B for rural renewable energy projects

05/15/23 4:35 PM By Steve Davies

USDA’s Rural Utilities Service is making $10.7 billion available in loans and grants to help rural energy providers reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

USDA looking for simplified rural development application process

01/20/23 5:22 PM By Lydia Johnson

Agriculture Department leaders are looking to ensure that billions in government funding are easier to access by the rural communities many federal programs are meant to serve.

SCOTUS GHG decision could have far-reaching impacts

07/06/22 6:36 AM By Steve Davies

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is warning that the court’s decision last week in a highly anticipated environmental case could have a chilling effect on the ability of government agencies and Congress to protect the public from harm. But other critics of the decision don't see think the implications are that dire. One potential test awaits in October with a wetlands jurisdiction case.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Hurlburt appointed USTR chief of staff

05/11/22 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Heather Hurlburt is the new chief of staff in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Aaron Whitesel has become a partner at Green Capitol.

Daybreak Oct. 25: Pelosi: We’re 90% to deal

10/25/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, Steve Davies, and Ben Nuelle

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., insists that Democratic leaders are on track to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill this week while also reaching agreement on President Biden’s Build Back Better bill.

Infrastructure bill would reshape, dramatically expand broadband funding

08/04/21 6:59 AM By Ben Nuelle

A massive bipartisan infrastructure bill the Senate is debating this week would make a historic $65 billion investment in expanding high-speed internet, but the bulk of the funding would be routed through states, and rural broadband advocates want to see the Agriculture Department play a bigger role in distributing the funding.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 13, 2024: Sen. Boozman on farm bill, RFK, Rollins

Republicans will take control of the Senate in January, making John Boozman chairman of the Senate Ag Committee. We asked him about his plans for the committee, including collaborating with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who's in line to be the ranking member, and how Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees may influence agriculture.

Then, Laura Wood from LWP Consulting and Invariant’s Danielle Beck discuss the contentious House Ag Committee ranking member race and the future of the farm bill in a new Congress.

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