article thumbnail

Stewarding Success: CSP Renewals Suffered in the 2018 Farm Bill Period

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 9, 2024, NSAC released “ Stewarding Success: CSP Under the 2018 Farm Bill ”, a comprehensive analysis of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) over the course of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill).

2018 52
article thumbnail

Release: NSAC Publication Analyzes Conservation Stewardship Program Data Since the 2018 Farm Bill

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

It reveals that during the 2018 Farm Bill, 36,799 new CSP contracts were signed, enrolling 49 million new acres, although the renewal rate for expiring contracts plummeted from nearly 60% to just 20%. The report highlights the critical role of CSP as the nation’s largest conservation program, with 69 million cumulative acres enrolled.

2018 75
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What the Expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill Means for Food and Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

On October 1, 2023, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 – more commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill – expired. While it’s true that there are new and significant impacts beginning in the new year, the consequences of allowing the 2018 Farm Bill to expire without a replacement are already beginning to mount.

2018 129
article thumbnail

2018 Annual NEPA Report Available

NAEP Leadership Blog

This report contains summaries of NEPA developments during 2018 as well as the NEPA Practice’s efforts for the past year. The National Association of Environmental Professionals' (NAEP's) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Practice is pleased to present our eleventh NEPA Annual Report.

2018 120
article thumbnail

DEP Imposed $2.2 Million In Penalties Against Shale Gas Drilling, Pipeline Companies In 2023 For Violations Dating Back To 2018

PA Environment Daily

Information provided by the Department of Environmental Protection in response to a Right to Know request shows DEP took major enforcement actions against 26 shale gas drilling and pipeline companies in 2023, including imposing $2,290,849 in penalties for violations going back to 2018.

2018 114
article thumbnail

Canadian governments have spent $23 billion on fossil fuel pipelines since 2018

Enviromental Defense

Instead, it turns out that the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta have spent a minimum of $23 billion on fossil fuel pipelines since 2018. In 2018, the federal government bought TMX. The post Canadian governments have spent $23 billion on fossil fuel pipelines since 2018 appeared first on Environmental Defence.

article thumbnail

EPA: 11,000 facilities illegally discharged pollutants into nearby waters in 2018

Environmental News Bits

In a report released Monday, the Government Accountability Office said that the EPA found that in 2018, close to 11,000 facilities with National Pollutant Discharge… Read more → Nearly 11,000 U.S.

2018 81