…public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, environmental restoration, more sustainable agriculture, recycling, and much more. To date, nearly $3.4 billion has been appropriated by the State Legislature to state agencies implementing GHG…
Water Projects Funding Must Emphasize Storage
…was added during the 1970s. “That third straw, government-mandated environmental protection programs, has become the biggest user. It requires exactly 50 percent of the surface-water supply designated for these programs,”…
Study Shows Crop Insurance Firms’ Returns Have Decreased
…the federal government. The findings in the study commissioned by the National Corn Growers Association are in line with benchmarks established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency….
States Impacted by Wildfires Seek Grazing Assistance
…the Emergency Conservation Program, the Livestock Indemnity Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Emergency Assistance for Livestock Program and crop insurance. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
White House files Ethics Documents with Senate Ag Committee on Perdue
…The Environmental Working Group claims that as Georgia’s governor, Perdue was “mired in ethical lapses” that “raise troubling questions about his fitness to run” the Department of Agriculture. A spokesperson…
Fresno County Farm and Nutrition Day this Week
…C. Martinez Charter Schools Alvina, Inspire, W.E.B. DuBois Sanger Unified Del Rey, Lone Star, Jackson, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lone Star, Quail Lake Environmental Charter Selma Unified Eric White, Indianola, James Garfield…
Executive Order Initiates Review of WOTUS Rule
…At stake is a “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers, which would expand the agencies’ authority…
USDA Seeks Project Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
…Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the leading federal agency for wetland conservation on private lands. Through WREP, states, local units of governments, non-governmental organizations and American Indian tribes collaborate with NRCS…
EWG Questions About Sonny Perdue
…you’re going to find a man any more ethical than Sonny Perdue. He is as ethical as it comes.” However, the Environmental Working Group raised questions about Perdue this week…
Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Specialty Crop Production Programs
Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of the 2014 Farm Bill programs aimed…
NCBA Hails Senate Passage of BLM Planning Rule Repeal
…concerns about BLM’s Planning 2.0 Rule, which would represent a wholesale shift in management focus at BLM by prioritizing “social and environmental change” over ensuring multiple use of public lands,…
National Milk Producers Make Farm Bill Recommendations
The National Milk Producers Federation has released recommended changes to the Margin Protection Program in the next farm bill. The Federation says the proposed changes will ensure an effective safety…
Application Period for Water Storage Projects
…California Environmental Protection Agency located at 1001 I Street, Sacramento. The Commission will schedule additional workshops, targeting specific application elements, to further assist applicants. The nine-member California Water Commission is…
Western View: WOTUS Changes Coming Soon
…native materials. The lawyers were rubbing their hands with glee. Lawsuits and appeals flourished, with environmental groups applauding the EPA’s actions. The American Farm Bureau Federation went to work and…
