What’s in the Build Back Better Act for ag?
The reconciliation bill includes $28 billion for conservation, $2 billion for ag research and $12 billion for farmer debt relief. According to a fact sheet released by the House Agriculture Committee, the…
Read More...Feds and conservation groups reach agreement on Canada lynx
More than 20 years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service deemed the Canada lynx a threatened species, the agency has agreed to prepare a recovery plan for the elusive,…
Read More...Senators urge emergency protections for wolves in U.S. West
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged the Biden administration to enact emergency protections for gray wolves in the U.S. West in response to Republican-backed state laws that make…
Read More...USDA conservation vacancies pose challenge for Biden agenda
The trillion-dollar budget bill pushed by the Biden administration would pour billions of dollars into the Agriculture Department’s conservation programs at a time when the agency’s field staff is already…
Read More...More protections for Mexican wolf proposed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to amend management regulations for Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. The proposed changes would remove limits on the current number…
Read More...USDA Announces Initial Supporters of Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition
USDA Secretary Vilsack announced that more than 50 organizations and countries have officially declared their support for the Sustainable Productivity Growth for Food Security and Resource Conservation (SPG) Coalition, which…
Read More...Wildlife agencies to cancel Trump-era endangered species rules
The Biden administration moved to rescind two Trump administration environmental rollbacks that crimped the designation of critical habitat to protect threatened or endangered species.
Read More...Court strikes down Trump EPA water permitting rule
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump-era regulation that limited the ability of states and Native American tribes to regulate water pollution.
Read More...White House Announces Nomination of Martha Williams as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service
The White House today announced the intent to nominate Martha Williams as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Martha has been serving as Principal Deputy Director since January 20,…
Read More...USDA launches first phase of soil carbon monitoring efforts through Conservation Reserve Program
The USDA is investing $10 million in a new initiative to sample, measure and monitor soil carbon on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres to better quantify the climate outcomes of the program.
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