Waxman said the bill would ban regulations related to nuisance dust, but defines “nuisance dust” in a way that could exempt not just farmers, but coal mining operations and cement plants from ...

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has repeatedly told Congress that her agency is not going to address the air quality issue of dust raised by agriculture. The bill addressing a fictitious problem is ...

To help avert a future Dust Bowl, Congress should put election year politics aside and pass a farm bill that continues financial support for agricultural practices that prevent soil erosion and ...