Climate Change and Agribusiness
A closer look at who’s lobbying on climate change
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Companies with the highest and lowest greenhouse gas emissions often spend the most on lobbying related to climate change, a new analysis shows.
Agribusiness
Growing influence: a behind-the-scenes look at crop insurance
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It took two years for the U.S. Congress to come together and pass the Agricultural Act of 2014, a piece of legislation known simply as "the Farm Bill." During that period of heated discussion, at least 80 groups spent millions of dollars lobbying on topics that included the Farm Bill and crop insurance.
Datasets and Documents
Farm Bill lobbying interests
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As part of a project with Harvest Public Media, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting analyzed electronic federal lobbying reports to get a closer look at who lobbied on the 2014 Farm Bill. Access the results and data here.