Blue states sue USDA for not using emergency funds amid SNAP lapse
Funding for SNAP, which benefits more than 42 million Americans, is set to run out on Nov. 1 unless the shutdown ends by then.| Washington Examiner
Lawmakers argue that the government’s decision to withhold food stamp payments, which are provided to nearly 42 million people across| TheGrio
Funding for SNAP, which benefits more than 42 million Americans, is set to run out on Nov. 1 unless the shutdown ends by then.| Washington Examiner
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Imagine driving past a solar farm and underneath the panels, you see a field of yellow flowers dancing in the wind. Soil scientist Christina Hebb asked a room of solar developers to picture this scene at a conference here last week of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the nonprofit that advocates for the […]| Inside Climate News
By Bonner Cohen, Ph.D. ~ “We will not approve wind or farmer destroying solar,” said President Trump in an Aug. 20 post on Truth Social. “The days of stupidity are over in the USA!!!” Trump’s rema…| PA Pundits International
Federal crop insurance pours billions of taxpayer money into corn and soybeans in Illinois, but leaves small fruit and vegetable farmers exposed. As climate risks grow, one Illinois specialty farmer says diversity, not subsidies, is his safety net.| KRCU Public Radio
According to the lawsuit, the demand from the USDA, which came in the form of a letter in May, threatened states with noncompliance procedures if they refused to comply. These procedures could include SNAP funding cuts.| CT News Junkie
The bureaucratic hurdles in visa processing, high costs of importing labor, and lack of affordable housing for agricultural workers have hindered the Department of Agriculture's initiative to address the challenge of harvesting coffee in the mountainous regions of Puerto Rico.| Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Farmers and consumers demand anew the junking of the Rice Liberalization Law, import Liberalization, and seeks compensation to affected rural-based sectors whose livelihood were damaged by El Niño …| updates from the peasant movement of the Philippines
