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AUSTIN, Texas The Biden administration has promised to make agriculture a cornerstone of its ambitious climate agenda.
It s looking to farmers to take up methods that could keep planet-warming carbon dioxide locked in the soil and out of the atmosphere. The agriculture sector accounts for roughly 10% of emissions nationwide.
Texas farmers and ranchers say they re committed to caring for the soil, but they re voicing some concerns about a return to more rules and regulations. I think there are some farming methods that can improve carbon sequestration, said Russell Boening, president of the Texas Farm Bureau. I think we re already doing some of that when it comes to different types of practices. The main thing is it be voluntary and it be science based.
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With high-profile accomplishments like the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, it’s an important time for African American women in political office.
While many saw the historical significance of the moment, others overlooked the foundation laid to get there.
What You Need To Know
Kamala Harris s election as VP puts focus on African American women in politics
Work on social justice, voting rights issues goes way back, UCF professor says
Frederica Wilson, Val Demings represent Florida in U.S. Congress
Georgia s Stacey Abrams has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
“Whether it’s grassroots efforts on social justice, whether it is voter registration, whether it has been in the boardroom, everywhere you could possibly look, Black women have been doing the work,” UCF assistant professor Larry J. Walker said. “The problem with our society is it rarely acknowledges their greatness.”
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BUFFALO, N.Y. Over the past decade, Burma, also called Myanmar, had taken positive steps toward a Democratic system of government.
But this week the military group that once controlled the country ousted the current leader and is back in power. Unfortunately for the citizens of Burma, they re really going to face the impact of this and not be able to live freely and make decisions without being at the hands of the government, immigration attorney Rosanna Berardi said.
Berardi said there are an estimated 3,000 Burmese immigrants in the Western New York region. She said when they resettle in the state they find Buffalo often to be less expensive to start a new life than New York City.