Articles tagged under: EPA
Endangered Species Act Work Plan Called “Unworkable”
Published February 10, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency has an issued an Endangered Species Act work plan for pesticide registrations. The EPA has thousands of pesticides up for review, bogged down by legal challenges regarding the protections given to endangered species. James Callen Associates…EPA Sued
Published December 22, 2022
The Center for Food Safety, the Center for Environmental Health, Pesticide Action Network of North America and a coalition of farm worker groups are suing the EPA. The lawsuit claims the agency failed to test and regulate pesticides that disrupt…WOTUS Update On The Way
Published December 19, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to update its Waters of the United States rule this week. In the past year, the EPA received over 120,000 public comments and hosted ten regional roundtable events. The Supreme Court is reviewing EPA’s…Major Development for Canola
Published December 2, 2022
The U.S. Canola Association is applauding the EPA’s determination that canola oil-derived renewable diesel will qualify as an advanced biofuel under the Renewable Fuels Standard program. "They've shown that canola oil will reduce GHD remission by at least 18 percent,"…EPA Flatlines Biofuel Projections
Published December 2, 2022
The Clean Fuel Alliance America is criticizing EPA for its proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2023 and beyond. Vice President of Federal Affairs Kurt Kovarik says EPA flatlined biomass biodiesel usage. "We're pleased that they proposed a three-year proposal…Biofuel Blending Standards Announced
Published December 2, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a renewable fuel standard of 20.8 billion gallons in 2023. That will rise to 22.6 billion gallons in 2025. For advanced biofuels, EPA set the mandate at 5.8 billion gallons for 2023, 6.6 billion…Biofuel Blending Volumes Boosted
Published November 30, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to increase the 2023 renewable fuel blending mandate to 20.82 billion gallons. That standard moves to 21.87 billion gallons in 2024 and 22.68 billion gallons in 2025. Conventional biofuels, like corn-based ethanol, will have…SCOTUS Takes a Closer Look at Wetlands and WOTUS
Published October 4, 2022
How is adjacency defined when it comes to navigable waters under the Clean Water Act? In Monday’s oral arguments at the Supreme Court, that was a question debated frequently between the Justices to lawyer Damien Schiff. Arguing on behalf of…NCBA to EPA: Pause Your WOTUS Rulemaking
Published October 3, 2022
While the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the definition of Waters of the United States, the EPA is also re-defining WOTUS, trying to create a more durable definition. In a statement, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association called on the EPA…