LETTERS

ALL PUBLISHED LETTERS

ARA Joins Coalition in Urging EPA to Deny the California Air Resources Board Locomotive Regulations

Apr 05, 2024

ARA and other agribusinesses in an April 5, 2024, letter urged EPA to deny a request from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for authorization of regulations that would target key aspects of the operation of freight locomotives in California.

ARA Co-Signed a Letter Urging Reauthorization of CFATS

Mar 01, 2024

ARA, as a member of the CFATS Coalition, co-signed a letter to Congress urging they reauthorize the critical Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) in the very near term following the program's expiration in July.

ARA Co-Signed Letters of Support for Confirmation of Patrick Fuchs to STB

Feb 29, 2024

ARA and the undersigned organizations strongly endorse the confirmation of Patrick Fuchs for another term at the Surface Transportation Board (STB).

ARA & Others Sent ESA-FIFRA One-Pager

Feb 26, 2024

ARA co-signed a one-pager with information on the Endangered Species Act-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) implementation that was sent to Congressional staffers.

ARA Letter to EPA Concerning Dicamba Ruling

Feb 08, 2024

ARA sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator in disagreement with the ruling out of a federal district court in Arizona that vacated registration for over-the-top (OTT) applications of dicamba on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton.

ARA Co-Signed Letter Supporting Miscellaneous Tariff Bill

Jan 30, 2024

ARA co-signed a letter to Congress urging they support the passage of a Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB).

ARA Letter Urges Congress Support for Snake River Dams

Jan 29, 2024

ARA sent a letter to Congress urging them to support the Snake River Dams.

Pesticide Policy Coalition Letter on CWA Permit Reform

Jan 26, 2024

ARA co-signed a letter as part of the Pesticide Policy Coalition in support of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee-approved Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting reform bills, including H.R. 5089, the “Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023”.

ARA Crop Insurance Coalition Support Letter

Jan 22, 2024

ARA co-signed a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Director of The Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young to urge they protect crop insurance from harmful cuts during this year’s budget process.

ARA Co-Signed a Letter for the Death Tax Repeal Act

Dec 22, 2023

ARA and more than 157 stakeholder organizations co-signed a support letter for the Death Tax Repeal Act as part of the Family Business Coalition.