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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, March 02, 2025
Rural power utilities apprehensively await litigation in a federal appeals court over a new EPA rule that requires the use of expensive carbon capture technology for existing coal-fired generation. CCS is considered the best available technology, and EPA expects that it can capture 90% of plant emissions.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is working its way through state-level proposals that seek grants from a $42.45 billion program aimed at building out broadband networks in underserved areas.
A Mississippi state legislator who is a lifelong farmer and a project manager experienced in wastewater management has been appointed assistant chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Lisa Safarian is the new president and chief operating officer of Pivot Bio, and Ryan Findlay has been brought on to Rabo AgriFinance as the new regional lead of business development for carbon banking.
Expanding broadband internet to rural America won’t be easy or cheap. But if Microsoft is right, the rural/urban broadband gap could be eliminated within five years.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2017 - President Trump is getting pressure from farm groups and rural business interests to ensure that his White House has the staff in place to address the needs of rural areas
