Global wine inventory falls (Reuters): The world’s wine output fell to its lowest level since 1957 last year, after harsh weather in the European Union caused production there to fall nearly 15 percent.
Confusion around SNAP work requirements (Harvest Public Media): GOP policymakers want to bulk up SNAP’s work requirements and job training programs, but it remains unclear whether Congress will fund those efforts in the states.
Less science at EPA (Politico): EPA chief Scott Pruitt said the agency, in writing regulations, will not rely on studies that do not disclose all their data, a change sought by conservatives that will sharply reduce the amount of research available to rulemakers.
Pruitt’s move on biomass (Washington Post): Pruitt also announced that the burning of biomass will be considered “carbon neutral” by the EPA, a controversial notion among scientists.