Articles tagged under: EPA
EPA Denies Small Refinery Exemptions from 2018
Published April 7, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency denied 36 small refinery exemptions from oil refiners. However, EPA offered alternative relief to nearly half of those petitions, allowing them to meet blending obligations without purchasing credits. Biofuel supporters, like Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels…Regan Confirms EPA Considering Summer E15 Use
Published April 6, 2022
In a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing, EPA Administrator Michael Regan indicated the Biden administration is considering allowing the summertime use of E15. "President Biden has indicated correctly, that we're looking at all of the tools in…EPA Will Allow MN and SD Growers to Use Enlist Products
Published March 29, 2022
After reviewing proposed label changes from Corteva, the EPA changed its mind about banning the use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo in counties across the country. The EPA will now allow applicators to use Enlist One and Enlist Duo…Federal Appeals Court Rejects Stay on Chlorpyrifos
Published March 17, 2022
A federal appeals court rejected a move by agricultural groups to stay the EPA’s ban of chlorpyrifos. In a statement, the coalition of ag groups pursing the effort, including the American Sugarbeet Growers Association and American Soybean Association, said they…Regulatory Process Influenced by EPA Staffing Levels
Published March 5, 2022
Val Dolcini, North America business sustainability and government affairs head, Syngenta, says the pesticide industry continues to face uncertainty at EPA. "The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act was originally passed some decades ago and we thought as an industry that it…Thune Frustrated with EPA’s RFS Enforcement
Published March 5, 2022
South Dakota Senator John Thune is frustrated with how the Environmental Protection Agency is enforcing the Renewable Fuel Standard. "I just get an overall sense the administration is very lukewarm toward biofuels. I can't explain that. I've tried twice to…Pesticide Approval Process Gets a Closer Look at EPA
Published March 2, 2022
Addressing the National Potato Council, EPA Agriculture Advisor Rod Snyder said pesticide issues take up the majority of his time. The agency is taking a different approach as it considers the Endangered Species Act while approving pesticide ingredients. "Maybe it's…EPA Takes Next Steps on Chlorpyrifos Rule
Published March 1, 2022
The EPA has officially taken the next steps to discontinue the use of the chlorpyrifos on food by rejecting objections to EPA’s rule revoking all chlorpyrifos tolerances. This comes after a lawsuit was filed in early February by 20 agricultural…Goehring to EPA: ND Unable to Dispose of Chlorpyrifos
Published March 1, 2022
The EPA banned the use of chlorpyrifos and directed North Dakota users and distributors to dispose of the product through the state pesticide disposal program. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has advised EPA that Project Safe Send does not have the…