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Environmental groups rally against proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in Solano County :The pipeline would transport carbon dioxide emissions from local plants, like the Richmond Chevron refinery and the Benicia Valero refinery, to a storage facility in the wetlands around Collinsville. There, they would inject the carbon dioxide over a mile into the ground, leaving it there permanently.
Federal funding cuts to food program impacts communities and farmers For the Hoopa Valley Tribe in California, the funding had helped them provide meat, fruits and vegetables, and it created reliable income for their farmers. According to Issa Bloom- “In March, the USDA announced it would eliminate the program. USDA said in an email to NPR, they support farmers and consumers with 16 other nutrition programs, including one that provides food banks with agricultural products from around the country. Many food banks and tribes will stop getting money from the local food program by the end of the year. By next summer, all payments will end. The impact will be felt especially hard in rural areas like the remote Hoopa Valley.
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