…scientific affairs, in comments to EPA. “We are committed to working with the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to find effective ways to protect America’s water supplies.” Rescinding…
EPA Mulling Options on Dicamba
…EPA officials have met with state regulators to find ways to prevent crop damage, along with negotiating with herbicide companies BASF and Monsanto. The comments by the EPA hint that…
EPA Considering Dicamba Limits
The Environmental protection Agency is considering establishing limits to dicamba-based herbicides next year. Agriculture officials from several states that are advising the EPA on dicamba tell Reuters that the EPA…
Farm and Biofuels Groups Urge EPA to Comply With Federal Court Decision
…and against the Obama EPA in how it used waivers to roll back conventional ethanol volumes in the statute for 2014 through ’16. Yet the Trump EPA is now proposing…
National Chicken Council to EPA: Reduce RFS Targets
…urged further reductions. The National Chicken Council, long opposing the RFS, said in comments to the EPA: “As proposed, the RFS targets exceed the percentage of ethanol Congress envisioned being…
WOTUS May End Up in Court
President Trump’s effort to have his Environmental Protection Agency repeal the Obama EPA’s much-criticized ‘Waters of the U.S.’ (WOTUS) rule, is likely to end up in court. But an American…
RFA Asking EPA to Expand Hurricane Harvey Fuel Waiver
…Ethanol Dinneen says that would be true in future situations, where the nation’s fuel supply is squeezed. But the RFA chief complains the EPA hasn’t done enough with its earlier…
WOTUS Public Meetings Scheduled
…teleconference for agriculture is scheduled for Tuesday, October 17, 2017. Registration information can be found on the EPA website (https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/outreach-meetings). The EPA is following an executive order by President Donald…
Groups See Pruitt NCBA Video Biased Against WOTUS
…his mind about WOTUS, regardless of the comments posted to EPA’s website. In the video, NCBA suggests that viewers take action and “tell EPA to kill WOTUS,” offering a link…
Producers Receive Favorable Decisions on Regulatory Matters
…a delay. Delay NPPC is working with EPA to see how hog farmers and other livestock producers can more easily comply with air emissions reporting. Meantime, another regulation producers consider…
CAFO’s Get Extra Time to Comply with Requirements
…exempted all but the largest operations from requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know-Act, which requires operators to report to both state and federal authorities. The EPA asked the…
EPA Extends WOTUS Repeal Comment Period
The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the deadline to submit comments on the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule repeal effort. The EPA announced Thursday that it, along with the…
EPA Administrator Asks Cattlemen to Submit WOTUS Comments
…The EPA’s deadline for comments is Monday, Aug. 28. NCBA has helped lead the charge against the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule, and cattle producers can file official comments…
EPA to Reject Ethanol Rules Change
…said the EPA would reject the proposal by billionaire Carl Icahn, a key Trump supporter. EPA plans to formally announce the decision within the next two weeks and “President Trump…