EPA Announces Request for Applications for $68M in Grant Funding to Support Environmental Finance Centers
EPA Awards $75,000 Environmental Justice Grant to Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to Assess Pollution
The Biden-Harris Administration and EPA Continue Progress Cutting Super-Pollutants, Barring Illegal Imports, and Speeding Transition to Cleaner New Technologies to Fight Climate Change and Save Money
Front-loaded imports signal LA-LB congestion relapse
[caption caption="Los Angeles-Long Beach terminal operators say already full warehouses will again become the primary bottlenecks if volumes spike. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are bracing for another cargo surge later this spring as earlier-than-usual back-to-school and peak season imports collide with an anticipated backlog of freight from China...
USDA Farmers Market Reopens for 25th Market Season
WASHINGTON, Apr. 18, 2022 — Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the reopening of the USDA Farmers Market for its 25th market season. The annual Friday market will reopen on Friday, May 6, 2022, and run through Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. The market will be open from 9 a.m. EDT to 2 p.m. EDT on Fridays.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C.
Mary Beth Schultz will serve as Deputy General Counsel
Mary Beth Schultz will serve as Deputy General Counsel
Biden-Harris Administration, USDA Forest Service Invest more than $31 Million in 15 Landscape Restoration Projects
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2022 -- The Biden-Harris Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service today announced $31.1 million for 15 projects funded through the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) that, with partnership support, aim to reduce the risk of severe wildfires, support local economies, create jobs and enhance forest and watershed health in eight states.
Changes to WASDE starting in May
WASHINGTON, April 18, 2022 - Starting with the May 12, 2022 release (issue No. 624), the following changes will be made to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report: