Climate & Agriculture
Taskforce Priorities:
This task force will continue to highlight the value of climate smart agriculture and the need to protect the Inflation Reduction Act investments through the United States Department of Agriculture. The task force will push back against harmful actions taken by the Administration and Congress that exacerbate the climate crisis for farmers and rural communities. The task force also will work to identify additional opportunities in the Farm Bill to secure climate wins – this will include identifying areas with bipartisan support.
Co-Chairs
Pingree(ME-01)
Schrier(WA-08)
Members
Brownley(CA-26)
McClellan(VA-04)
McGovern(MA-02)
Panetta(CA-19)
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These House Democrats want the farm bill to be a ‘huge climate win'
Don't look now, but the divided Congress could pass a major climate change bill.
No, it's not version 2.0 of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats' sweeping climate and health-care package. Rather, the farm bill — the five-year reauthorization of hundreds of billions of dollars in agriculture and food programs — could help farmers tackle the climate crisis while feeding the nation.
Expansion of USDA conservation programs and more research on mushrooms and biochar are among a broad range of policy recommendations in a report from the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition.
The coalition's ag task force, led by co-chairs Kim Schrier of Washington and Chellie Pingree, say in a letter to the House Ag Committee that the report identifies "opportunities within the Farm Bill to further tackle the climate crisis."
The House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition's Climate and Agriculture Task Force, chaired by Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree of Maine and Kim Schrier of Washington, today will release a report on policy recommendations for next year's reauthorization of the farm bill to ensure it is as climate-friendly as possible.
"Increasingly our farmers are experiencing the impacts of climate change firsthand," said Pingree.