Kansas Farm Bureau, the state’s largest agriculture organization, welcomes this week’s decision by a U.S. District Court judge dismissing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a “threatened” species. “This decision is a … [Read more...]
Study highlights impact of increased electricity prices
(ARLINGTON, VA) — The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) released a new economic study detailing a devastating relationship between higher electricity prices and job losses. The study, Affordable Electricity: Rural America’s Economic Lifeline, … [Read more...]
Co-ops Appreciate EPW Vote to Overturn WOTUS
(ARLINGTON, VA) —National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO Jo Ann Emerson today welcomed a vote by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approving the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, S. 1140. The bill would repeal the Waters of … [Read more...]