The Latest Breaking News from Tom Vilsack

The Biden administration is moving to conserve groves of old-growth trees on federal land by revising management plans for national forests and grasslands across the U.S. The proposal Tuesday comes as climate change amplifies the threats that forests face from wildfires, insects and disease

Biden was not running in New Hampshire because of the Democrats' new primary calendar, but his supporters want to write him in.

Food insecurity is on the rise after years of decline - but what is causing this trend?

An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food last year

A shutdown would affect the nearly 7 million women and children who rely on WIC for healthy food. Free school lunch and Meals on Wheels are also at risk, and SNAP could be impacted eventually too.

A shutdown is possible if Congress fails to provide funding for the fiscal year starting October 1.

White House is warning of the human cost of a potential government shutdown to draw attention to what they describe as the direct consequences of Republican rule

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says millions of pregnant women, new mothers and children would lose food aid in a government shutdown.

Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature

One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024

The Biden administration is spending $150 million to help owners of small parcels of forestland partner with private companies willing to pay them for carbon offsets and other environmental credits