…regulate methane emissions from existing oil and gas infrastructure. Also, the Bureau of Land Management’s major rule on leases for wind and solar projects on federal land is expected before…
CDFA SWEEP Program Awards 167 Projects
…changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, grow food with the most efficient use of water and help address our changing climate.” The 2016 SWEEP funding arises from Budget Act of…
EPA Finalizes Increase in Renewable Fuel Volumes
…standard for biomass-based biodiesel – which must achieve at least 50 percent lifecycle greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to petroleum-based diesel – grows by 100 million gallons. The required volume…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
…contributions to agriculture and conservation: Ken and Matt Altman own and manage Altman Specialty Plants in Riverside and San Diego counties. Begun as a hobby, their greenhouse company grows 3,000…
Dairy Digester Dedicated
…– the first digester in CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program. The program is one of several at CDFA supported by the state’s greenhouse gas reduction fund, which is…
Environmental Regulations Early GOP Target
…the Oval Office. Republicans in Congress have certain things on their wish list as well: no federal regulations on fracking, no federal greenhouse gas regulations, as well as expanding development…
Incentives to Grow the Bioeconomy and Improve Forest Health
…agriculture and how USDA is working to reduce greenhouse gases. For more information, visit Chapter 5 of https://medium.com/usda-results USDA works to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports…
Motor Fuel Choices
…filling up at your local gas station, there’s generally a blend of 10-percent Ethanol and 90-percent gasoline. There are many vehicles on the road now that could run on a…
Monitoring Plant Metabolism to Detect HLB
…Some research studies have shown disease indicators in results as early as six weeks from initial bacterial infection of the tree in greenhouse research environments and tree grafting. Slupsky predicts…
Post-Election Flurry of Environmental Rules Expected
…gallons. Other regulations expected by the Obama administration include governing of renewable energy development on federal lands, an offshore oil and gas leasing plan, methane standards for oil and gas…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…farmers with data they can use to manage their crops. With REE support, Cornell University scientists are providing corn growers with low-cost soil assessment and greenhouse accounting tools and that…
CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development Program
…and Agriculture (CDFA) was appropriated $50 million dollars from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, authorized by the Budget Act of 2016, to provide financial assistance for early and extra methane…
Project to Expand Green Business in California
…greenhouse gases, diverted more than 1.5 million tons of waste from landfills, and saved more than 754 million gallons of water. EPA’s Pollution Prevention grant program supports projects that reduce…
USDA Seeks Applications for Conservation Innovation Grants
…Fund to serve as a revolving source of financing for conservation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon on working lands. CIG projects have also helped address water…