FY22 California Budget Invests in Agricultural Resilience
California’s 2022 budget is finalized and it contains significant investments in climate friendly agriculture, soil health, on-farm water efficiency, farmwork...
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NJ Adopts Nation’s Best Water Affordability Transparency Law
New Jersey now has the nation’s strongest transparency requirements concerning water, sewer, and energy utility affordability. Under the state’s new law, we...
Jackson Water Crisis Highlights Race, Disinvestment & Poor Oversight
Jackson, Mississippi's water crisis highlights 3 widespread problems: 1. the lingering impacts of racist policies; 2. underinvestment in drinking water infrastr...
Conservation Helps Farms Survive—and Thrive—in Drought
Healthy soil captures more water when it rains and holds onto that water for future crop use, allowing farms with healthy soil to deliver stable yields, even in...
Unprecedented Rain Highlights Deep Inequities in Centreville
The record-breaking flooding felt across the Metro St. Louis region in July 2022 has been the reality for many in Centreville, Illinois for decades. Immediate a...
5 Ways New Crop Insurance Bill Advances Soil Health
Representative Sean Casten (D-IL) and Representative Cindy Axne (D-IA) introduced legislation that could be a real game-changer for soil health practices across...