Department of Agriculture

The University of Maine (UMaine) system decided to “side with sanity,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), agreeing not to allow male athletes to compete in female sports following a federal funding threat from the Trump…

A doctor tells her sick patient, “I’ve got good news and bad news. You have an aggressive form of cancer, but I think with surgery we can make you better.” Stunning news, but thank God. There’s hope. There’s a way forward.…

Industry interest groups have spent more than $400 million lobbying lawmakers on the 2024 farm bill, according to a recent report from the Union for Concerned Scientists. It should be no surprise, then, that the legislation unveiled by…

The U.S. Forest Service revealed Monday the agency caused a New Mexico wildfire in the spring of last year that burned across 60 square miles and almost reached Los Alamos. The Cerro Pelado fire, which burned in April 2022 under dry and…

America’s world-famous national parks are getting crowded. Last year there were nearly 312 million recreational visits to the national parks, according to the U.S. National Parks Service. That number is up from more than 237 million visits…

As Americans grow increasingly unhealthy and overweight, Republicans have better places to aim their fire than the Biden administration’s necessary proposal to limit sugary chocolate milk consumption in schools. While Republican House…

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of four Republican senators to cross party lines last year to vote for President Joe Biden’s activist pick to lead the Department of the Interior, New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland. More than 13 months after…