House votes to nix WOTUS: The Republican-controlled House voted, 227-198, to void the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States regulation, with five members of the House Agriculture Committee among the nine Democrats voting for the repeal. (House Clerk)
Keeping the ‘F’ in FDA: “There should be no question in anyone’s mind that the F in FDA is a top priority for me,” said FDA commissioner Robert Califf in a social media response to a campaign for a separate food agency. (Califf)
School meal participation soared: Student participation in school breakfast and lunch programs exceeded pre-pandemic levels during the 2021-22 school year, when the meals were free for everyone. (Food Research & Action Center)
Right-to-repair statement: The American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial, maker of Case IH and New Holland equipment, signed a right-to-repair memorandum of understanding that the AFBF said was similar to its MOU with Deere. (AFBF)
Wary of carbon storage: Navigator CO2 Ventures is struggling to secure a site to store the millions of tons of carbon dioxide that would flow through its midwestern pipeline because landowners fear the underground reservoirs could leak. (Reuters)