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Congress puts brakes on EPA action: Farm oil spill enforcement delayed

Published May. 6, 2013

Many farms are scrambling to meet the May 10 deadline for having an oil spill containment plan (SPCC plan) as required by EPA regulations, but Congress has quietly delayed the U.S. EPA’s ability to enforce the regulation.

Senate Democrats embrace farm bill in battle to retain their majority Read more

Published May. 6, 2013

Last year, the Senate passed a five-year farm bill 64 to 35 only to see it die in the House because conservatives opposed the funding levels for food stamps. Democrats believe the failure of the farm bill helped them retain the majority in the 2012 election, and are hoping for a repeat as they enter the 2014 election cycle.

Fever Hits Thousands in Parched West Farm Region

Published May. 6, 2013

California and federal public health officials say valley fever, a potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease infecting more and more people around the nation, has been on the rise as warming climates and drought have kicked up the dust that spreads it.