USDA approves climate funds for unproven practices, say EWG

The USDA has inflated its spending total for climate mitigation by including practices that are not proven to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon in the soil, said the Environmental Working Group on Wednesday. The USDA said EWG’s conclusions were “fundamentally flawed, speculative, and rest on incorrect assumptions.” In a report, the EWG pointed… » Read More

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