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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...

Shutdown Showdown: Teamsters Back Republicans, Trump Backs Nuclear Option

November 3, 2025 4:54 amNovember 3, 2025 4:55 am

The Teamsters laid blame on the Democrats this weekend for the government shutdown–in what will likely be the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, in order for the Democrats to “take out Trump.” The latest government shutdown is a political...

Nevada AG Joins Multi-State Lawsuit to Stop Suspension of SNAP Benefits

October 28, 2025 1:32 pmOctober 28, 2025 3:27 pm

Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford (NV) has joined California, Arizona and over 20 other states in a lawsuit to stop the suspension of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that 42 million Americans...