Articles tagged under: Andrew Wheeler
RRFN Interview with EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler
Published September 29, 2020
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler denied requests for retroactive small refinery waivers in mid-September, but pending small refinery exemptions remain. "Those pending waivers are from 2019 and they're the subject of the Tenth Circuit Court's decision," Wheeler told RRFN.…EPA Administrator Responds to Dicamba Court Ruling
Published June 7, 2020
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler issued a statement on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision to ban the registration for three dicamba products: Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia. Wheeler acknowledges farmer’s responses since the court’s decision and says the…EPA Issues Final Vehicle Regulations
Published April 1, 2020
On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued final regulations for vehicle fuel economy and emissions standards. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the final rule puts in place a sensible one national program that has a good balance of protecting the…Wheeler: EPA is Trying to Work With Cattle Producers
Published February 11, 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to work with cattle producers. That comes from EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention. One way is by repealing and replacing the 2015 Waters of the U.S. rule. "The 2015…EPA Maintains Status Quo on 2020 RVOs
Published December 19, 2019
In the Environmental Protection Agency’s final 2020 Renewable Volume Obligations, there’s a slight increase in cellulosic biofuel volumes. Conventional biofuels, like corn ethanol, are maintained at the 15-billion-gallon target in 2020. Biomass-based diesel are the same in 2020 and 2021…Goehring Meets With Perdue, Wheeler
Published December 12, 2019
In a meeting with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring outlined concern with the surveys conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. "I filled mine out recently and I noticed that when I got to the…Trump Meets with Rounds and Grassley on RFS
Published November 21, 2019
On Tuesday, South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley met again with President Trump to discuss ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard. In the meeting, Rounds says President Trump called EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and put him…ND Farmers Provide Input on WOTUS
Published October 8, 2019
The Trump Administration plans to finalize its Waters of the United States definition this winter. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler heard from farmers about the rule during his visit to Bismarck. Wheeler told the Red River Farm Network he…EPA Administrator Wheeler Highlights RFS During ND Trip
Published October 8, 2019
With the Administration's Renewable Fuel Standard announcement, the corn-based ethanol volume will be 15 billion gallons. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said that standard will be maintained even when necessary small refinery waivers are approved. "It is not retroactive," Wheeler told…