…Download Audio A discussion on seed treatments and the environment featured Laurie Davies Adams, Executive Director of the Pollinator Partnership in San Francisco. Pollinator protection is a huge concern for…
Lucas Praises House Passage of Farm Bill Conference Report
…reduced, eligibility rules are tightened, and means tests are streamlined to make farm programs more accountable. Strengthens crop insurance, a successful public/private partnership that ensures farmers invest in their own…
BDCP Public Open House Meetings Begin This Week in Fresno and Bakersfield
…meeting (see below) Comments must be received or postmarked by 5:00 pm Pacific Time on April 14, 2014. Digital copies of the Draft BDCP and Draft EIR/EIS are available for…
Commerce Calif., Company to Spend More than $68,000 for Improperly Discharging Wastewater into the L.A. County Sewer System
…equipment upgrades at its facility. “Toxic wastewater flowing into the Los Angeles sewer system can reach the Pacific Ocean,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “To…
EPA Awards more than $460,000 for environmental Projects along the U.S.-Mexico Border
…Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “Communities on both sides of the border will receive benefits as their environment and public health are better protected.” The funds…
West Coast Worries About Water
Drier than normal conditions along much of the Pacific Coast have elevated concerns about a lack of available water this spring. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio…
State Board to Discuss Water Transfers and Drought Preparedness
…(DWR) and State Water Resources Control Board to discuss water transfers and drought preparedness. This meeting will be held on January 7th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the…
Low Snowpack Level is Another Problem
…water. Cities and urban water managers along the Pacific Coast are worried about the lack of mountain snowpack so far this season, and in turn, a potential lack of water…
Low Snowpack Adds to Drought Worries
Just how significant is the lack of snowpack, and future irrigation water, in the Pacific mountain ranges so far this season? Rod Bain reports. Click to Open or Download Audio…
San Joaquin College of Law to Host Agroterrorism Preparedness Program
…Agroterrorism Preparedness Curriculum for Frontline Responders is a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Western Institute for Food Safety and Security at the…
EPA West Coast Collaborative Announces Grants
…(CO2) over the life of the projects. “Public-private partnerships like the West Coast Collaborative continue to advance emission reductions,” said Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator for EPA’s Pacific Southwest Office. “By…
U.S. EPA fines agricultural products companies
…at risk,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “Regulated facilities must ensure that protection of our health and environment is a top priority.” The violations were…
No Agreement Yet in TPP
Negotiators of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement will carry on their work into January, since they have not yet reached a final deal. Rod Bain reports. Click to Open…
Groups Watch TPPT Talks
Commodity groups are keeping a eye on continuing talks on a proposed twelve-nation TransPacific Partnership trade agreement. Rod Bain reports. Click to open or download audio report….