Tag: Brian Jennings
EPA to Propose RFS Reset, Waters of the U.S. Rule Change in 2022 – DTN Dec 15, 2021
While EPA released a broad-reaching Renewable Fuel Standard proposal last week, the agency is planning to propose an expected reset of the RFS for 2023 and beyond by next spring. […]
Biofuels: Senators Want RFS Meeting With Biden – DTN Oct 28, 2021
With silence coming from the Biden administration for more than a month on the Renewable Fuel Standard, a group of U.S. Republican senators asked the administration for a meeting at […]
Conservation – RCPP Grants Target Lower Emissions – DTN Sep 28, 2021
With increasing emphasis on farm practices that target greenhouse gas emissions, USDA on Friday announced nearly $75 million in grants for 15 projects under its Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). […]
Biofuels: EPA to Propose Lower RFS Blend Volumes – DTN Aug 20, 2021
The Biden administration will apparently kick the can down the road on ethanol blending requirements for 2021 and propose blend volumes lower than 2020 levels, according to reports coming out […]
Biofuels: Ethanol Group Counters Electric Vehicle Push – DTN Aug 20, 2021
Dave Sovereign, president of the American Coalition for Ethanol Board of Directors, opened the ACE annual meeting Thursday making the case that ethanol producers and others need to help consumers […]
Senate Passes Rural Infrastructure Bill – DTN Aug 12, 2021
With Tuesday’s passage of a $1.2-trillion infrastructure package, various agricultural groups had their specific provision or issue they were excited to see finally addressed. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed […]
Biden Announces Climate Policies on Earth Day – DTN Apr 26, 2021
With President Joe Biden pledging Thursday to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, roles continue to be carved out for biofuels, landowners, foresters […]
Ethanol to Make Case With Biden Admin. – DTN Mar 29, 2021
EPA Administrator Michael Regan expressed support for the Renewable Fuel Standard, and especially advanced biofuels, during the Agri-Pulse Ag and Food Policy summit on Wednesday. The comment drew the attention […]
Senate Confirms Michael Regan to EPA – DTN Mar 11, 2021
Michael Regan is the new administrator of the EPA after the full U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination in a 66-34 vote on Wednesday. Regan, the former secretary of the North […]
Vilsack Nomination Moves to Full Senate – DTN Feb 5, 2021
Tom Vilsack’s nomination to U.S. agriculture secretary advanced unanimously out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on Tuesday and will now head to the full Senate […]