WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, cosponsored the Converting Our Waste Sustainably Act (COWS Act) reintroduced by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The COWS Act will help producers reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air and water quality, and implement sustainable alternative manure management practices. U.S. Representative Jim Costa (D-Calif.) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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