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Too Little, Too Late

Published March 1, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to implement a request by eight Midwest states to sell 15 percent ethanol blends during the summer driving season. However, the change does not begin until 2024. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,"…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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