Articles by Spencer Chase

With U.S. exporters facing the threat of $1.01 billion in COOL-related retaliatory tariffs, the pressure is on the Senate to halt the sanctions before they are imposed. On Monday, the World Trade Organization

U.S. lawmakers and ag industry stakeholders were quick to respond today after the World Trade Organization authorized $1.01 billion in retaliation for damages resulting from the U.S. country-of-origin labeling law, and Canada pledged to quickly impose tariffs on

The World Trade Organization today announced the amount of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods authorized in the country-of-origin labeling dispute with Canada and Mexico, potentially starting the path toward congressional repeal of the controversial law.

The Senate gave final congressional approval Thursday night to a five-year, $305 billion highway bill on an 83-16 vote, hours after the House passed the measure. Now the president s signature is the only thing standing in the way of the first long-term bill in a dec

The House of Representatives today advanced a conference report on a long-term highway bill, leaving Senate approval and a Presidential signature the only thing standing in the way of the first long-term bill on the subject in a decade.

The World Trade Organization is expected to announce by Monday the amount of retaliatory tariffs Mexico and Canada can impose on U.S. goods in the country-of-origin trade dispute, possibly stirring Congress into action on the issue.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finished one chapter of drama surrounding the Renewable Fuel Standard, only to likely begin another as potential lawsuits loom.

After three weeks of negotiations, a conference committee has agreed on final language of a bill to reauthorize federal highway funding through FY 2020, following more than 30 short-term extensions of the program.

The Environmental Protection Agency could release three years� worth of biofuel blending requirements as early as today, and it�s anyone�s guess what the final figures will be.

.S. farm income will fall to $55.9 billion this year, from an estimated $90.4 billion in 2014, a 38 percent decline and the biggest single-year drop since the 1980s, according to an updated projection by USDA�s Economic Research Service