The 2009 Endangerment Finding declares six greenhouse gases ‘threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations.’ Yet EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says, ‘We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age.’
During his second term, Trump is expected to ease regulations on water protections, agricultural emissions, and industrial pollution. With federal oversight potentially shrinking, the spotlight shifts to state laws and environmental advocacy.
In a nutshell, the SCOTUS case is putting Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate green gas emissions on trial and how the high court rules could handcuff federal agencies, including those near and dear to agriculture — hello USDA and FDA — in consequential ways.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, reached a settlement Monday with Frontier Ag Inc. concerning three facilities in Kansas that were violating the Clean Air Act in Oct. 2018.
More than a dozen state attorneys general and one governor have asked recently confirmed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to scale back on federal involvement in favor of more state control.
Cargill, Inc. has reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over allegations that the privately-held agribusiness company violated terms of the Clean Air Act at an Iowa vitamin-E manufacturing facility. Under its terms, Cargill will pay a $110,000 civil penalty, while also a
