food policy

In mid-August of this year, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe and North Carolina Governor Beverly Eaves Purdue requested that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waive a portion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) of the Clean Air Act. At issue is the fact that the EPA sets annual volume requirements for certain renewable fuels – here, … Food v. Fuel: A Growing Conflict

“Ag Gag” Laws: Industry Trumps the First Amendment By David Slade As I wrote in a much longer article earlier this year, numerous 2012 legislative sessions across the country saw the introduction, and in two cases the passing, of bills that would criminalize acts of investigative journalism in the agriculture industry.  These controversial “ag gag” … “Ag Gag” Laws: Industry Trumps the First Amendment