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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 19, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is giving automakers more flexibility to cut tailpipe emissions from light- and medium-duty vehicles than the agency proposed last year, allowing use of a variety of machines to achieve greenhouse gas reductions starting with model year 2027.
The Environmental Protection Agency did not have clear direction from Congress to require power plants to shift from coal to cleaner energy sources, the Supreme Court said in a decision Thursday that could hamstring the agency’s efforts to adopt regulations addressing climate change.
The Department of Conservation (DOC) wants to hear from people about how to set up the $50 million Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program established by the legislature this year. The goal is to hear from stakeholders in the Central Valley about what uses they would like to see for acres removed from irrigated agricultural use.
A new market is on the way for farmers and companies that want to meet climate change goals, led by a think tank and a coalition of companies and nongovernmental organizations.
In what they are calling a “first-of-its-kind partnership,” the Environmental Defense Fund and the National Corn Growers Association are joining forces to help farmers and rural communities meet the pressing challenge of protecting the environment while maximizing productivity and profit.
On paper, I appear to be the picture perfect stereotype of an east coast liberal: I’ve been working at environmental nonprofits for over 20 years, I’m an Ivy League grad, and I live in the “bluest” county in Virginia. When it comes to first impressions in the world of agriculture, I’ve been met countless times with skepticism and even contempt.
