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NC Agriculture Dept Seeks To Clarify CBD Rules
WFAE | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe North Carolina Agriculture Department is trying to educate manufacturers and sellers of products containing cannabidiol or CBD oil. The department is sending out letters next week explaining what is legal. Joe Reardon, assistant commissioner with the department’s consumer protection bureau, says the Food and Drug Administration considers CBD a drug. And since state laws mirror federal laws, CBD can’t be legally added to human or animal food for sale.
New York Governor Announces $18.4 Million Available to Support Water Quality Protection Projects on New York Livestock Farms
New York Government website | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $18.4 million in grant funding is available to help New York livestock farms implement water quality protection projects. The funding will be provided through the final round of the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Waste Storage and Transfer System Program, a $50 million program launched in 2017. The program is part of the Governor's historic Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which would double under the 2019-2020 Executive Budget proposal to $5 billion. The application period is currently open and closes April 16, 2019.
On the land, one-quarter of vertebrates die because of humans
Science Daily | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in Rural NewsHumans have a ''disproportionately huge effect'' on the other species of vertebrates that share Earth's surface with us, causing more than 25 percent of the deaths among an array of species all over the globe, according to a recently published study.A team of scientists from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, New York, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture analyzed the deaths of 42,755 animals that were reported in 1,114 published studies. They found that 28 percent of the animals' deaths were directly caused by humans.
Hazlett Named Senior Adviser at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
USDA | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in Agriculture NewsDirector of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Jim Carroll announced Anne Hazlett as the office’s Senior Adviser for Rural Affairs. Hazlett has served as the Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) since June 2017.
Economic Benefits Of Cap And Trade Will Outweigh The Costs In Oregon
Oregon Public Broadcasting | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in Energy, SARL Members and Alumni NewsA new economic report finds Oregon’s proposed cap-and-trade planwould create thousands of jobs and boost household income while creating only modest increases in energy prices.
North Dakota Senate approves change to wind tax
Bismarck Tribune | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in Energy, SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe North Dakota Senate voted Thursday to change how wind tax revenue is distributed, sending more future wind revenue to the state general fund rather than counties.Senate Bill 2331 directs one-third of wind tax revenue to the state and two-thirds to counties for wind projects constructed after Dec.
Safety officials concerned by sharp increase in oil train traffic from Canada
Minnesota Star Tribune | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in NewsOil imports by rail from Canada have hit a historic high, meaning more oil trains are rolling across Minnesota and raising the alert level of local emergency managers. Rail shipments from Canada to the United States more than doubled during 2018 as Canadian oil production outstripped the capability of pipelines to ship the stuff, including the six Enbridge-owned lines crossing northern Minnesota.
Pennsylvania halts permits for natural gas pipelines
Penn Live | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in Energy, SARL Members and Alumni NewsPennsylvania is halting construction permits for natural gas pipelines operated by Texas-based Energy Transfer LP, as the governor on Friday said the company has failed to respect the state’s laws and communities.The state Department of Environmental Protection said Energy Transfer is not fixing problems related to an explosion last year, and piled yet another penalty onto a company project in the state.State agencies already have imposed millions of dollars in fines and several temporary shutdown orders on Energy Transfer projects, while a county prosecutor is demanding documents from the
Keystone Pipeline Is Likely Source of Oil Spill, Says TransCanada
Bloomberg | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in Energy NewsTransCanada Corp. said its Keystone pipeline, which carries Canadian crude to the U.S., was likely the source of an oil spill in Missouri that prompted the company to shut a segment of the line.The disruption comes as U.S. Gulf Coast refiners seek alternatives to heavy crude after sanctions on Venezuela effectively cut off access to the country’s oil. Canada’s oil-sands crude serves as a similar substitute, but Alberta has struggled with pipeline bottlenecks that have forced rationing on export pipelines and prompted the province to impose mandatory production curtailments.
Small lamb, beef plant approved in New Jersey
Meating Place (free registration required) | Posted onFebruary 12, 2019 in Agriculture NewsThe Chesterfield Township (N.J.) planning board has approved plans for a small USDA-inspected meat processing plant.Located on a 14-acre site, the facility initially will process and warehouse meat for the owner’s Altoona, Penn., wholesale store. Once upgrades such as a new cooler are made, the plant will kill about 60 head of lamb and 10 head of cattle per day, according to the report.