The Environmental Protection Agency is prepared to propose a boost in renewable fuel volumes for 2019, according to news reports confirmed by Agri-Pulse.

A plan announced today by the Trump administration would shift Department of Agriculture programs to different government agencies, dramatically shrinking the size and scope of the department.

House Republicans revived their farm bill and its expanded work rules for food stamp recipients by narrowly passing the legislation with the help of conservatives who had used the measure as leverage to get the House to act on immigration policy. 

A new national effort, providing state executive leadership on carbon capture policy and technology deployment, mobilizes this week.

As autonomous vehicles work their way into everyday reality, the Energy Information Administration finds that the technology could change travel behavior and – along with that – raise energy use.

House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway hopes to finally get his farm bill to the Senate this week, but the outcome hinges on House Republican leaders going forward with plans to debate a pair of competing immigration measures.