Articles tagged under: Michael Regan
EPA Administrator Addresses E15 Waiver
Published May 9, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday. Regan was asked to comment on E15 waiver for year-round use. "We have worked on satisfying that waiver request for eight states and for…GREET Decision in ‘Very Near Future’
Published April 7, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency’s update of the so-called GREET life cycle model will be complete in the “very near future.” EPA Administrator Michael Regan made that point at the Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. The carbon intensity…EPA Launches Ag and Rural Affairs Office
Published March 4, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is creating a new Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced the news at Commodity Classic. "With the establishment of this new office, we will ensure agriculture and rural stakeholders have a…White House: WOTUS Ruling is a Step ‘Backwards’
Published May 26, 2023
EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the agency is still evaluating the Supreme Court decision on Waters of the United States. "I am deeply disappointed that the Court is taking away EPA's ability that has been standing for 50 years." Meanwhile, the…EPA Administrator Addresses E15 Usage
Published April 20, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan was in the hot seat Wednesday, taking questions from the House Agriculture Committee. Regan was asked about the use of E15 during the summer months. "We tried to ramp it up in a timely fashion…House Ag Committee Leader Wants to Hear from EPA Administrator
Published August 1, 2022
Late last week, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “G.T.” Thompson sent a letter to Chairman David Scott, asking for a hearing with EPA Administrator Michael Regan. In the letter, Thompson references the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and…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…Redefining WOTUS Is Not Simple
Published May 5, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency is developing a more durable definition of Waters of the United States. The agency wants to provide certainty to agriculture, but EPA Administrator Michael Regan says it is a fine line to walk. "How do you…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…