Dairy Farm Fire Kills 18,000 Cows in Texas Panhandle April 14, 2023 By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune and Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — More than 18,000 cows died and one farm worker is in critical condition following a dairy farm fire...
Will $4 Billion Be Enough for Everglades Restoration? March 7, 2023 By Alex Harris Massive and massively expensive, it’s been touted as the “crown jewel” of Everglades restoration, the key to unlocking every other...
Appeals Board in California Defines How Close Water Must be for Workers February 28, 2023 The California Department of Industrial Relations’ Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board issued a precedential decision related to the provision...
Bird Flu Costs Pile Up as Outbreak Enters Second Year February 22, 2023 By Josh Funk The ongoing bird flu outbreak has cost the government roughly $661 million and added to consumers’ pain at the grocery...
Moody’s: Environmental Considerations Increasingly Pressuring Issuers’ Credit Profiles November 3, 2022 By Don Jergler A Moody’s Investors Service Report shows that 16 sectors holding $4.3 trillion in rated debt are exposed to high or...
Agency to Cover Matching Costs Following New Mexico Fire October 28, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will waive cost-sharing requirements for New Mexico farmers and ranchers affected by the largest wildfire...
U.S. Agency Covering Matching Costs Following New Mexico Fire October 21, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will waive cost-sharing requirements for New Mexico farmers and ranchers affected by the largest wildfire...
Climate Concern Dropped Amid the Pandemic, but Not for Everyone October 20, 2022 By Don Jergler Evidently, climate concern dropped last year. A new Gallup World Risk Poll shows fewer than half of those questioned said...
Fighting Food Poisoning: Sweeping Poultry Changes Proposed October 18, 2022 By David Pitt The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is processed that...
Colorado River Nearing Crisis Point 100 Years After Compact September 13, 2022 The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem. The 40 million people who...