Articles tagged under: Environmental Protection Agency

Senators Send Renewable Fuels Standard Letter to EPA

Published February 8, 2021

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency’s acting administrator highlighting the need to restore integrity to the Renewable Fuel Standard. The Senators want the EPA to review small refinery waivers,…
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New EPA Expected to Be Tougher on Regulations

Published January 25, 2021

As the Biden administration’s political appointees are named and executive orders are issued, ag lobbyist Jim Callan, is watching what’s happening at the Environmental Protection Agency. "It appears the new administration is going to be tougher on pesticide and herbicide…
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EPA Issues Three More Small Refinery Exemptions

Published January 19, 2021

In the final hours of the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency issued three small refinery exemptions from 2018 and 2019. Farm groups and biofuel supporters issued disapproving statements in response. The Renewable Fuels Association condemned the EPA’s decision calling…
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EPA Report Highlights Rural America Support in 2020

Published January 15, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency released a report on Friday outlining the ways the agency helped rural America in the last four years. Replacing the Waters of the United States rule and dicamba registration are included in the report, along with…
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What EPA’s Evaluation of Glyphosate Means for Ag

Published December 4, 2020

The EPA's draft biological evaluation of glyphosate is part of the re-registration process all chemicals are going through. NDSU Extension week scientist Joe Ikley is watching the action closely. "It's basically part of the re-registration process. The EPA is trying…
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EPA Releases Draft Evaluation of Glyphosate

Published November 30, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft biological evaluation on the impacts of glyphosate on endangered species and critical habitats. EPA says glyphosate is “likely to adversely affect” over 1,600 listed species and 750 critical habitats. If finalized, EPA will…
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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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