National (U.S.)
Senate Votes To Give FDA Regulatory Power Over Tobacco
The Peach That Traveled The Trail Of Tears And The Elders Working To Save It
"The "Indian peach" survived genocide. Can it withstand climate change?"
"Court Deals Setback To Efforts To Regulate Pesticide-Coated Seeds"
"A federal court this week dealt a blow to calls for new regulations on pesticide-coated seeds used in farming, ruling that US regulators were not acting improperly in exempting the seeds from registration review."
"Congress Poised For Another Farm Bill Punt After Senate Nonstarter"
"House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year extension of the massive legislation by the end of the year rather than a new, longer-term measure."
NOx: "E.P.A. Proposes Limits on Harmful Pollutant From Power Plants"
"A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday could better protect communities against pollution from natural gas plants. For the first time in almost two decades, the rule would update emission limits of nitrogen oxides, a group of gases that are harmful air pollutants produced from burning fossil fuels."
"Bird Flu Virus Detected In California Raw Milk"
"State health officials said Sunday that bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy."
"Trump Is Already Helping Revive the College Climate Movement"
"While President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, his promise to roll back climate legislation is helping inspire a new generation of green-minded progressives."
Who Has Trump Picked For Cabinet? Bessent, Chavez-DeRemer Join Nominees
"Donald Trump is closing out the week with another batch of Cabinet nominations Friday."
Biden DOI Trying To Save The Colorado River Before Trump Takes Over
"The Biden administration is swimming against the current to get seven Western states to agree to divvy up the Colorado River’s water in a way that would protect the river basin and the West’s largest single water source – and do it before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to a source familiar with the negotiations."