In rare bipartisan bill, U.S. senators tackle climate change via agriculture
Story Date: 6/5/2020

 

Source: Valerie Volcovici, US NEWS & WORLD REPORT, 6/4/20

 U.S. senators on Thursday introduced a bipartisan bill that would direct the Agriculture Department to help farmers, ranchers and landowners use carbon dioxide-absorbing practices to generate carbon credits, a rare collaboration on climate change. The proposed Growing Climate Solutions Act directs the USDA to create a program that would help the agriculture sector gain access to revenue from greenhouse gas offset credit markets. 

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