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cjel-3732	Ristino, Laurie; Steier, Gabriela	Losing Ground: A Clarion Call for Farm Bill Reform to Ensure a Food Secure Future	2019	58	.pdf	application/pdf	20199	1076	51	The Soil Conservation Service was renamed the Natural Resources Conservation Service during the Clinton administration to reflect its growing role in improving 66 COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW [Vol. 42:1 for soil conservation in the 1930s, agricultural soil is still being seriously degraded. NRCS, the agency charged with carrying out the federal policy of soil conservation, defines soil health as “the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans,” which “speaks to the importance of managing soils so they are sustainable for future generations.	cache/cjel-3732.pdf	txt/cjel-3732.txt