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Why Isn’t Hydrofluoric Acid Banned at Oil Refineries?

Legal Planet

I easily recall how, as a young person in Torrance, each time I realized that yet another government entity wasnt serving the public good (often along predictable racial and socioeconomic lines), I was conditioned to expect less and less from that entity. This single sentence drew the most thunderous applause of the day.

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Federal Court Finds Swampbuster Constitutional

National Law Center

Swampbuster is implemented by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (“NRCS”). In other words, the Fifth Amendment establishes that the federal government may not “take” private property without providing the owner with appropriate compensation. 5 U.S.C. § The plaintiff in CTM Holdings, LLC v.

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The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic

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Funding Freeze Impacts: Farmers and Organizations Speak Out

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

The Trump administration’s actions, part of a broad government review now underway, also have left in doubt another $86 million promised Iowa and Midwest farmers under a five-year “climate smart” agriculture initiative approved during the Biden administration. Farmers, ranchers, and advocates are speaking out. 21, 2025: Sen.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Resource Roundup

National Law Center

The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. The OBBBA includes provisions related to agricultural commodity programs, nutrition programs, tax policies, and conservation programs.

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Uncovering the exposome: An emerging field casts a wide net

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Nutrition Title

National Law Center

Currently, the federal government pays fully for the cost of SNAP benefits, and the USDA and states split the costs of administering the program. Beginning in fiscal year 2028, if a state’s payment error rate is less than 6 percent, then the state will pay 0 percent, and the Federal government will pay 100 percent of the costs of benefits.