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Tag: EPA lawsuits
EPA Sued on Fertilizer Ingredient – DTN Mar 23, 2022
The EPA failed to assess potential harm to endangered species when setting water-quality standards for the heavy metal cadmium, a new lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity on […]
Ag Groups Sue Over EPA Emissions Rule – DTN Mar 2, 2022
State soybean associations, corn growers and biofuels producers filed two separate petitions to a federal appeals court Monday, asking the court to set aside EPA’s revised greenhouse gas emissions standards. […]
Biofuels: Growth Energy Settles With EPA on RFS – DTN Feb 24, 2022
Any hopes by biofuels producers for the EPA to finalize already-late Renewable Fuel Standard volumes this spring may have ended, as the agency struck a settlement with Growth Energy this […]
Idaho Family Fights Wetlands Designation – DTN Jan 25, 2022
For the second time in nine years, Idaho couple Michael and Chantell Sackett will have their battle over a wetlands designation heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on a parcel […]
Dicamba Lawsuit Revived – DTN Jan 7, 2022
Environmental groups are asking a federal court to kickstart a lawsuit demanding EPA vacate its 2020 dicamba registrations.
Biofuels: EPA Opposes Supreme Court’s E15 Ruling Review – DTN Dec 10, 2021
EPA will not defend the Trump-era rule that allowed for year-round E15 sales, the agency said in a court brief filed with Supreme Court. The agency asked the court to […]
EPA Rescinds Clean Water Act Groundwater Guidance – DTN Sep 28, 2021
Even if agricultural facilities are designed to avoid wastewater discharges, a recent EPA action to rescind Trump-era groundwater guidance could expose farmers and ranchers to Clean Water Act liability. On […]
EPA Sued Over New Herbicide Approval – DTN Jul 22, 2021
The Center for Food Safety and the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned a federal appeals court to overturn EPA’s registration of a new herbicide.
Fed Watchdog Slams EPA on Dicamba – DTN May 25, 2021
EPA didn’t follow procedure and senior officials manipulated data when registering dicamba herbicides in 2018, according to a new report from the agency’s Inspector General.
Biofuels: EPA Asks Court to Vacate RFS Exemptions – DTN May 4, 2021
EPA asked a federal court Friday to vacate three small-refinery exemptions (SRE) the outgoing Trump administration granted on Jan. 19, just days before the Biden administration was to take office. […]
