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Pesticide Program Specialist Responds to Dicamba Ruling

Published June 4, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to appeal a recent court ruling on the use of dicamba herbicide. "Once the appeal is in place, it is likely the EPA and registrants will start marshaling their arguments and taking it to…

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…

EPA Replaces the Waters of the United States Rule

Published January 23, 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency replaced the Waters of the United States Rule. The new Navigable Waters Protection Rule clarifies federal and state protected waters. There are four categories of jurisdictional waters under federal protection. Those include territorial and traditional navigable…

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Frustration with the EPA

Published December 19, 2019

Farm groups and lawmakers are frustrated with the EPA’s 2020 biofuels announcement. The lack of increased conventional biofuel volumes and biomass-based diesel volumes are a concern. National Biodiesel Board Vice President of Federal Affairs Kurt Kovarik says this final rule…

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EPA Sets Guidelines for Future Small Refinery Exemptions

Published December 19, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency also said they are committed to following the Department of Energy’s recommendations on granting small refinery exemptions moving forward. The EPA will use a method based on the 2016-2018 annual average of exempted volumes from 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…

EPA Seeks Applicants for Farm and Ranch Advisory Committee

Published November 7, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking for 20 to 30 nominees to fill a Farm, Ranch and Rural Community Federal Advisory Committee. If selected, members will provide policy advice, information and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of…

Renewable Fuel Coalition Challenges SRE Process

Published October 24, 2019

Renewable fuel and agriculture trade organizations are challenging the process of how the EPA granted small refinery waivers for the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standard. In a petition filed on Tuesday with the Court of Appeals in Washington D.C., the coalition…

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Grassley on EPA’s Biofuel Promise: Only Time Will Tell

Published October 23, 2019

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told President Trump farmers will come to like the EPA’s plan to offset past biofuel usage exemptions. In response, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said he trusts President Trump and Secretary Perdue, but not the EPA. "Before…

The Potential for Less Ethanol and Continued Hard Times

Published October 17, 2019

National Farmers Union Senior Vice President of Public Policy Rob Larew says the EPA is relying on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) recommended levels of waivers in the proposed biofuels rule and that’s not reality. "The reality is the EPA…

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Articles tagged under: Environmental Protection Agency

Pesticide Program Specialist Responds to Dicamba Ruling

EPA Issues Final Vehicle Regulations

EPA Replaces the Waters of the United States Rule

Frustration with the EPA

EPA Sets Guidelines for Future Small Refinery Exemptions

EPA Maintains Status Quo on 2020 RVOs

EPA Seeks Applicants for Farm and Ranch Advisory Committee

Renewable Fuel Coalition Challenges SRE Process

Grassley on EPA’s Biofuel Promise: Only Time Will Tell

The Potential for Less Ethanol and Continued Hard Times

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