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Undercover LA Raid Exposes California’s Multi-Million Dollar Welfare Fraud

July 7, 2026 12:00 pmJuly 7, 2026 12:00 pm

Federal agents conducted an undercover raid in Los Angeles on Thursday July 3, 2026 targeting SNAP food stamp benefits fraud at a Skid Row store, the California Post exclusively reported. The raid is part of a broader federal crackdown on...

Arizona Grazing Dispute Draws USDA, GOP Support As Solar Project Threatens Rancher’s Livelihood

June 1, 2026 11:02 amJune 1, 2026 11:02 am

A fifth-generation Arizona rancher is appealing to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Lawfare Portal after a proposed large-scale solar project on Arizona State Trust Land placed his family’s long-held grazing operation at the center of an escalating dispute over land...

EPA Announces Nationwide E15 Fuel Waiver, Delivers Relief at the Pump for Western States

March 25, 2026 1:38 pmMarch 25, 2026 2:09 pm

In a decisive move to combat rising fuel prices and strengthen America’s energy independence, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today a nationwide emergency waiver for E15 and E10 ethanol-blended fuels. The action, effective May 1, 2026, removes seasonal restrictions on...

AG Bonta Sues Trump Admin Over USDA Grant Conditions Enforcing Immigration Law, Biological Reality, and Merit

March 24, 2026 11:29 amMarch 24, 2026 11:35 am

In what has become a ritual of resistance, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday he is co-leading a 21-state coalition in yet another federal lawsuit against the Trump administration—this time targeting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to attach...

Ringside: California’s Drought is Over, But We Still Must Invest in Water Supply Projects

January 29, 2026 3:37 pmJanuary 29, 2026 3:37 pm

For the last 25 years, the US Drought Monitor (USDM), a collaborative effort by the University of Nebraska, NOAA, the USDA, and other experts throughout the country, has released a weekly map that shows the location and intensity of drought across...

USDA Intervenes in PG&E’s Planned Decommissioning of the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project

December 23, 2025 3:46 pmDecember 26, 2025 3:01 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has intervened in the Potter Valley Hydroelectric Project proceedings currently being considering by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). “This action will allow USDA to ensure that the interests of the National Forest Service, local...

Trump Administration to Withhold SNAP Funds From Democrat States

December 3, 2025 1:52 pmDecember 3, 2025 1:52 pm

The Biden administration increased SNAP funding 40% in 2024 in an effort to buy the election, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. “NO DATA, NO MONEY — it’s that simple. If a state won’t share data on criminal use of...