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Appeals court: EPA must examine RFS program's environmental impact

D.C. Circuit rejects challenges from refiners, biofuels industry

07/16/21 4:07 PM By Steve Davies

A federal appeals court has upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 renewable fuel volumes in the face of challenges from both the biofuels and oil industries, but also ordered EPA to re-examine the impacts of the program on the environment, particularly endangered species.

Endangered Species Act listing proposed for lesser prairie-chicken

05/26/21 3:22 PM By Steve Davies

The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing federally protected status under the Endangered Species Act for two populations of the lesser prairie-chicken that occupy parts of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.

Biden's Climate Corps could help preserve soil and water, say advocates

05/12/21 6:31 AM By Ben Nuelle

Some conservation and environmentalists say the new Civilian Climate Corps should create private landowner partnerships with the Agriculture Department to protect soil, both to reduce greenhouse emissions and protect water quality.

Coming soon: 30x30 details

05/05/21 6:36 AM By Steve Davies

The Agriculture Department continues to insist that working lands will be included in the Biden administration’s goal of conserving 30% of the nation’s land and waters by 2030, as the administration prepares to flesh out some of the details of its 30x30 initiative.

Senate Ag moves Stabenow-Braun climate bill

04/22/21 12:56 PM By Steve Davies

The Senate Agriculture Committee has cleared the way for floor consideration of the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which would help farmers, ranchers and foresters take part in voluntary carbon markets.

Daybreak April 22: Can Biden convince leaders US is serious?

04/22/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: USDA names Rainge to civil rights post

02/17/21 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

USDA has tapped Monica Rainge to serve as the deputy assistant secretary for civil rights, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has been named the new Chair of the Senate Ag Appropriations Subcommittee.

New version of conservation corps on tap in executive orders, NWF says

01/27/21 6:10 AM By Steve Davies

Executive orders expected to be signed by President Joe Biden will include an idea borrowed from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the National Wildlife Federation says.

Lawsuit says NEPA rewrite ‘eviscerates’ environmental analysis

08/05/20 10:08 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

A lawsuit challenging the Trump administrations rewrite of National Environmental Policy Act regulations says it "upends virtually every aspect of NEPA."

States, cities file suit over Navigable Waters Protection Rule

05/01/20 5:06 PM By Steve Davies

Seventeen states and two cities are suing the Trump administration over its Navigable Waters Protection Rule, joining a host of environmental groups that have already filed lawsuits challenging the new definition of "waters of the U.S."

Open Mic: Representative Dusty Johnson

This week’s Open Mic guest is South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson. Last week hundreds of farmers were in Washington calling on legislators to press forward to approve a new farm bill. Johnson says deadlines drive achievement in Congress and the challenges farmers shared with their elected leaders was more than enough to try and beat the political odds to deliver new risk management tools and nutrition programs. Johnson shares concerns about farmer use of Chinese drone technology. He is critical of the Biden administration’s immigration policy saying rules are too stringent to legally enter the country and too easy to enter illegally.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept. 20, 2024: Rep. Jason Smith on ag taxes, trade

Farm groups are concerned about Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on U.S. trading partners. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., joined Newsmakers to discuss ag tax and trade policy, including what’s at stake in the election.

Then, Kristine Tidgren from Iowa State University’s Center for Ag Law and Taxation and Jim Richards with Cornerstone Government Affairs discuss how farm country will be affected when TCJA provisions expire in 2025.

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