Articles tagged under: EPA
Additional Actions from the EPA
Published June 6, 2022
In addition to releasing the final 2022 Renewable Volume Obligations, the Environmental Protection Agency is taking additional actions support the Renewable Fuel Standard. EPA is denying nearly 70 small refinery exemption waivers. The agency is also on track to finalize…EPA Unveils Final Renewable Volume Obligations
Published June 6, 2022
Late last week, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized 2022 Renewable Volume Obligations. For 2022, the final RVOs are 20.63 billion gallons, slightly lower than what EPA initially proposed at the end of last year. The 2022 total includes 15 billion…EPA Holds First Virtual WOTUS Roundtable
Published May 9, 2022
On Monday, the EPA hosted its first virtual regional roundtable on the Waters of the United States rule. Iowa State University Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Larry Weber told the EPA there are high levels of nitrates leaving Iowa in…Chlorpyrifos Litigation Moves Forward
Published May 5, 2022
Chlorpyrifos can no longer be applied on any food crops in the United States. That means sugarbeet and soybean growers will use different products to manage pests this year, but agriculture groups are trying to get the product back. Twenty…EPA Issues E-15 Waiver
Published May 1, 2022
The EPA formally issued the emergency waiver to allow summertime sales of E-15. This waiver went into effect on Sunday and is in place 20 days. EPA will continue re-issuing the waivers "until the unusual fuel supply circumstances are no…RFS Lawsuit Settled
Published April 26, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency and Growth Energy have settled a lawsuit that deals with the Renewable Fuel Standard. EPA frequently misses the RFS deadlines, but with this deal, the government must announce the 2021 and 2022 annual biofuel volumes by…Minnesota’s Dicamba Rule Gains EPA Approval
Published April 15, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency approved Minnesota’s state-specific dicamba restrictions. Dicamba products cannot be sprayed after June 30 north of I-94. South of the interstate, the application deadline is June 12. The temperature cutoff for application is 85 degrees.Protecting Endangered Species and Supporting Agriculture
Published April 13, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency has released its first-ever plan to protect endangered species from pesticides and provide certainty for farmers. The agency will prioritize its endangered species obligation for all pesticide ingredients with court-enforceable deadlines and new registrations of conventional…Complicated Scenario for Chlorpyrifos Disposal
Published April 8, 2022
After banning the use of the chlorpyrifos insecticide, the EPA wants states to oversee the disposal of any on-hand product. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring told EPA the Project Safe Send program doesn’t have the resources or funding to…