Senators Ed Whitfield (R-Kentucky) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) are planning to unveil legislation today that would put a roadblock in front of the Obama administration's new power plant rules targeted toward reducing coal usage. The president rolled out a new carbon reduction plan this past summer, the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), which began with an EPA directive to establish new carbon pollution standards for power plants to be effective the summer of 2014. It is also tasked with setting standards for:
A 30 percent increase in federal spending on clean energy programs A doubling of wind and solar electricity by 2020 Renewable electricity generation for federally subsidized housing by 2020 Renewable energy for al...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
