Environmental Working Group members are calling on Congress to better target conservation dollars to tackle the drinking water pollution facing the country. EWG Ag Policy Director Colin O’Neil says that’s why they’re supporting the Environmental Quality Incentives Program Improvement Act Legislation. He says they want those crafting the new farm bill to reform conservation spending by backing that measure.
He says by targeting conservation spending lawmakers will be able to provide enough funding for those needed programs like EQIP.
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O’Neil says the EQIP Improvement Act will enable more farmers to receive conservation assistance.
O’Neil says the other major benefit from the legislation is that it reduces support for the least effective conservation practices.
