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Grassley: EPA Has More to Do For Renewable Fuels

Published November 15, 2020

While the Trump administration may have made strides to help biofuels this year, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said there are still things that need to be done. "Comments this past week from EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler acknowledged the November 30…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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