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Oregon dairy settles wastewater lawsuit
Capital Press | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe Oregon Department of Agriculture has settled its lawsuit against a controversial new dairy as long as the facility complies with wastewater management conditions.
Judge: How Arkansas pot growers picked illegal
Arkansas On Line | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsA Pulaski County circuit judge Wednesday declared unconstitutional Arkansas' process for licensing the first medical-marijuana growers, citing the appearance of bias and of failure to verify applicants' compliance with key requirements. In a 28-page decision, Judge Wendell Griffen issued a preliminary injunction barring the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission from issuing five cannabis-growing licenses.
Rural Counties Are Making a Comeback, Census Data Shows
Pew Charitable Trust | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Rural NewsSome long-declining small towns and farming and manufacturing counties are adding people as population growth in large cities cools, according to a Stateline analysis of census estimates released Thursday. “This seems to be the beginning of a return to population dispersal after a decade or so of clustering into cities and the biggest metropolitan areas,” said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution.
Bill in Rhode Island would revise criteria for service pets
turnt to 10 | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in SARL Members and Alumni Newshile there is a fee, and the education takes time, Vanaudenhover said it’s necessary.
Great Pacific Garbage Patch growing rapidly, study shows
Science Daily | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Rural NewsA new study shows that 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic weighing 80,000 metric tons are currently afloat in an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- and the problem is rapidly getting worse.
Direct evidence of exposure of pregnant women to Glyphosphate
Science Daily | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Agriculture, Rural NewsThe first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of pregnant women in Central Indiana had detectable levels of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the most heavily used herbicide worldwide. Researchers from Indiana University and University of California San Francisco reported that the glyphosate levels correlated significantly with shortened pregnancy lengths.
With Moose Ravaged By Winter Ticks,Vermont Proposes Drastic Cut In Hunting Permits
Vermont Public Radio | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in NewsThe state is proposing to drastically reduce the number of permits to hunt moose as the population continues to suffer from a parasite that has grown more abundant with climate change. The Fish and Wildlife Department wants to cut the hunting permits to 14 this fall – down from 80 last year and 141 in 2016.Under the proposal, hunting would be allowed only in the far northeastern part of the state. Mark Scott, director of wildlife for the department, says moose are suffering from winter ticks.
Cruz’s one-man energy crusade
McClatchy | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Energy NewsTed Cruz has a plan to fix an environmental regulation Texas oil refiners hate. Yet Cruz’s plan has not been widely embraced by the very industry he’s trying to help.Texas’ powerful oil and gas sector detests the Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates that transportation fuel contain a certain quantity of renewable fuels.
China Proposes 15% Tariff on Fresh Fruit, Wine
Growing Produce | Posted onMarch 28, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued the threat in an online statement. American goods including nuts, wine, and fresh fruit would be subject to 15% tariffs.
How some rural hospitals were used to score huge paydays
CBS | Posted onMarch 27, 2018 in Rural NewsAs many Americans struggle to pay rising health insurance premiums, a CBS News investigation has uncovered a scheme that could make those premiums go even higher. It raises costs for insurers, who could then pass the increase along to you.