Articles tagged under: Michael Regan
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…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…Senators Want EPA to Enforce Renewable Fuel Standard
Published February 1, 2022
A bipartisan group of Senators, including South Dakota Senator John Thune and Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, sent a biofuels letter to the EPA this past week. The lawmakers asked EPA Administrator Michael Regan to take four steps…