The states of Nebraska and Iowa filed a federal lawsuit on Monday after the EPA missed the deadline to finalize a rule to allow year-round E15 sales permanently in eight Midwest states.
Congress is still wrestling over whether to pass a short-term extension to keep the government from partially shutting down after Saturday. The House of Representatives spend most of Tuesday night and all-day Wednesday slugging through debate and votes on amendments to H. Res. 723, which includes Fiscal Year 2024 funding for USDA.
The low water in the Mississippi River has caused salt water from the Gulf to breach the river, threatening the drinking water supply in certain Louisiana parishes.
The USDA safeguards arguably the largest and most diverse collection of agriculturally relevant plant germplasm in the world in Fort Collins, Colorado, to ensure genetic diversity is maintained to combat future threats.
