Almost a year ago, farmers here and nationwide were outraged over reports that the federal government was considering a "cow tax" aimed at reducing methane gas produced by their livestock. The plan to ...

Washington Democrats are pursuing a cow flatulence tax with a preposterous bill that would hurt local farmers. They say it’s to help address climate change concerns. But these are deeply unserious ...

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is demanding the federal Environmental Protection Agency abandon a plan to tax farmers $175 per dairy cow and $87.50 per beef cow. The EPA's new permit requirement to ...

Enjoy your cheeseburgers and steaks when you fire up the grill this summer, because they may not be available much longer. That’s because the climate fanatics have declared war on livestock. Turns out ...

I’ve said it before: There is a quick, painless way to immediately cut global greenhouse gas emissions – reduce beef consumption. Livestock production is responsible for 18 percent of global GHGs, ...

The seemingly comical idea is being taken seriously by some of the 5,350 farmers and ranchers gathered in San Antonio this week for the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting. Many are ...

WASHINGTON — One contributor to global warming — bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants — is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Mother Jones. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During a debate about the Democrats’ new infrastructure bill in the ...

• Democrats are considering a legislative proposal to tax methane emissions by oil and gas producers as a way of curbing climate change. However, the proposal does not apply to methane released by ...

No, this isn’t the Onion. Plans for a tax on cow and sheep burps have been revealed in New Zealand. The BBC reports how—as New Zealand is home to about 10 million cows and 26 million sheep in ...