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NFU Board Urges New Approach to Establish Fair Trade Organization Opposes Administrations Tactics
2018-03-07 19:35:27| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON National Farmers Unions (NFU) Board of Directors today urged President Trump to adopt a new, positive approach to establishing fair trade relationships with U.S. trading partners. The organization, a longtime fair trade proponent, is concerned the administrations tactics threaten U.S. relationships with […]
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New EPA Proposal Undermines RFS, Administrations Promises to Rural America
2017-09-27 17:39:11| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced new, lower proposed obligations for renewable fuel usage under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the nations preeminent policy for encouraging the production and development of American grown and produced transportation fuels. The agencys proposal […]
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House Ag Subcommittee rejects Administrations proposed budget cuts
2017-06-30 21:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Legislative Watch: House Ag Appropriations subcommittee passes FY 18 bill, Ag groups urge Trump to fill USDA positions, EPA moves to rescind WOTUS and USDA halts Brazilian beef shipments.
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Obama administrations offshore wind plan would power 23 million homes
2016-09-10 14:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The federal government on Friday unveiled its vision for wind farms off of nearly every U.S. coastline by 2050, in an effort to generate 86 gigawatts of electricity from offshore wind enough zero-carbon power for more than 23 million homes. The National Offshore Wind Strategy, part of the Obama administrations Climate Action Plan, calls for major investments in offshore wind farm construction now that North Americas first offshore wind farm has been completed off of Rhode Island and 11 areas...
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Obama Appointee Strikes Down Obama Administration's Fracking Regs
2016-06-22 21:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Portalemida: The rules would require the disclosure of ingredients used by the petroleum developers to improve the results of fracking. A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's signature effort to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public lands, putting another of the president's environmental initiatives in legal limbo months before he leaves office. In an order signed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl said the U.S. Bureau of Land Management can't set the rules because Congress has...
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