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The Most Expensive Farm Bill Ever Is Stalled, Holding Back Important Funds Aimed at Combating the Climate Crisis

Inside Climate News · By Georgina Gustin · last updated
Lawmakers approved spending bills for agriculture this week, but bickered over environmental regulations and the lack of progress on the bill.

By Georgina Gustin

In an often-contentious hearing on Wednesday, members of the House Committee on Agriculture fired shots at each other over the Biden administration’s attempts to regulate farm pollution.

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