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Billions in USDA Conservation Funding Went to Farmers for Programs that Were Not ‘Climate-Smart,’ a New Study Finds

The Environmental Working Group urges retrofitting two conservation programs to help counter climate change, with nearly $12 billion in new funding coming from the Inflation Reduction Act.

By Georgina Gustin

Seagulls flock over the recently tilled ground as a farmer prepares his field in Ruthsburg, Maryland, on April 25, 2022. Credit: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
A cattle feedlot in Oklahoma. Credit: Alice Welch/USDA

Is Trump’s USDA Ready to Address Global Warming? There are Hopeful Signs.

By Georgina Gustin

President Donald Trump looks at samples of corn used in biofuels at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on June 11, 2019. Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

As Trump Touts Ethanol, Scientists Question the Fuel's Climate Claims

By Georgina Gustin

Farmers who have dealt with droughts and extreme weather know the risks of climate change. Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

USDA Staff Were Coached Not to Say ‘Climate Change,’ Emails Show

By Georgina Gustin

Increasing CO2 Means More and Longer Allergy Misery

By Joan Oleck

US Government Still Promoting Use of Coal Ash on Crops

By Sue Sturgis

Schumer, Thune on Cow Tax

Senators' Pre-emptive Strike on 'Cow Tax' Is Shortsighted

By Max Ajl

USDA Census (Part II): Destroying the Land, Destroying the Planet

By Max Ajl

USDA Census (Part I): Small Farms on the Rise in America

By Max Ajl

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