Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Agricultural operations are almost uniquely unregulated. At the federal level, agricultural operations are exempt from laws intended to prevent pollution to water and to the air. Agricultural employees are excluded from the protections of the National Labor Relations Act. But CARB has the opportunity to change course now.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2024

The CI is determined through a lifecycle analysis of the global warming pollution associated with the production and use of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, electricity, or other alternative fuels. California may seem like an unlikely driver of deforestation from soybean and palm oil biofuels.

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Brag

JANUARY 4, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft document entitled Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) for public comment. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE), prepared the document.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

CARB’s use of the LCFS as a cash cow to fund manure digesters is bad transportation fuel policy and bad agricultural policy. The growing credits for electricity reflect the growing number of EVs on the road in California, and support California’s goal of phasing out combustion technologies in favor of zero emissions vehicles.

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Frontiers

MARCH 17, 2023

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science communications manager Image: Shutterstock.com From drones to using ‘poison nut’ as biofuel, the world of energy research is undergoing immense change. Jatropha curcas, a plant that produces oil-rich seeds and sometimes referred to as ‘poison nut’, has also been studied as a potential source of biofuel.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 6, 2024

It plans to develop renewable hydrogen production facilities from renewable and nuclear electricity using both established and innovative electrolyzer technologies, where it can help reduce costs and drive further technology adoption. Visit the Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Hub website for more information.

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Brag

JANUARY 24, 2023

Hutton The U.S. According to BETO, the goal is to identify catalysts that can make beneficial products, such as sustainable aviation fuel, efficiently and selectively. BETO states that methanol has “rich potential for uses that contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions and help in the fight against climate change.”

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Brag

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) recently announced the selection of five external collaborations totaling over $3.7 The selected projects all directly contribute to producing renewable biofuels and biobased chemicals and materials. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton The U.S. biomanufacturing sector.

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Brag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

million in funding for projects focused on the production of cost-effective and low-carbon biofuels. DOE aims to advance technologies to replace petroleum fuels used in heavy-duty forms of transportation, such as airplanes and ships. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Department of Energy (DOE) announced the availability of $64.7

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Brag

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announced a request for information (RFI) and notice of public listening sessions on how to implement newly allocated funding opportunities under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Bergeson and Carla N.

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Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Council further agreed to soften its recommendation that the state enact clean fuel standard legislation, and instead decided to recommend in the draft plan the use of biofuels and electric vehicles. The public comment period will also include a series of stakeholder meetings and Council discussions.

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Frontiers

JANUARY 18, 2023

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, recently published a scientific review demonstrating that microalgae and other microscopic, plant-like organisms could help feed the world’s growing population more sustainably than current agricultural systems. It’s what’s for dinner.

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Nanotech

JULY 31, 2024

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the release of the first two parts of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) State-of-Industry Report. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. On July 31, 2024, the U.S.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

of the world’s total carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion, many airlines are considering carbon-capture-and-storage technologies and electric-powered planes. In April, Air Canada committed to investing $50 million in SAFs and other carbon-reducing technologies. With the sector contributing 2.8%

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Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)—to implement the IRA. This section appropriates $27 billion to EPA for the GGRF, including $7 billion for low-income and disadvantaged communities.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

IRA dollars function as a supplemental pool of funding for four conservation programs: the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP.) Appendix Table 1.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2023

But, eventually, all tanks deteriorate: contact with soil can corrode steel tanks, and modern fuels like ethanol and biofuels can eat away at fiberglass tanks, causing them to chip, peel, and crack. The life span of a fiberglass UST is approximately 30-40 years, and properly maintained steel tanks can last even longer.

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Greenbuilding Law

JUNE 5, 2022

Biofuels Gas or liquid fuel made from plant material. Includes wood, wood waste, wood liquors, peat, railroad ties, wood sludge, spent sulfite liquors, agricultural waste, straw, tires, fish oils, tall oil, sludge waste, waste alcohol, municipal solid waste, landfill gases, other waste, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline.

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Brag

JANUARY 10, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced on December 15, 2022, that it intends to issue two funding opportunity announcements (FOA) in early 2023. Bergeson and Carla N. Algae crop protection. Strategic opportunities for decarbonization of the chemicals industry through biocatalysts.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In August 2022, Congress passed the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a landmark piece of legislation that provided nearly $20 billion dollars to the United States Department of Agriculture for various programs capable of reducing greenhouse gasses across our food and farm system, including CSP. E340C), and bundles start with a B (ex.

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Brag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The report does not examine the policies and programs of individual sectors that contribute to the bioeconomy ( e.g. , biofuels, biomanufacturing, pharmaceuticals, or agriculture), but instead discusses the bioeconomy from a macro level perspective. According to the report, issues for consideration regarding advancement of the U.S.

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Environmental Science

AUGUST 7, 2018

vital for new technologies that all of us use every day from solar panel technology to wind turbine, engineering design, and the creation of new alloys and polymers. But this information was harnessed to track the seasons and plan the ancient agricultural year. RELATED : Online Masters in Energy Policy and Climate.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

Along with the wind and the sun, the raw materials for a significant portion of that energy is directed at agriculture — from corn fermented into more ethanol, and methane from the billions of gallons of liquid and millions of tons of solid manure produced by big dairy, swine, and poultry operations. And in September the U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 2, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) first announced details of its Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities (PCSC). Such systems should be strongly influenced by indigenous and other traditional agricultural practices that inherently focus on creating highly biodiverse landscapes focused on food more than feed or fuel.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

Department of Agriculture Acting Secretary Russell Redding prepared this written testimony to submit to the Senate and House Appropriations Committees outlining Gov. Thank you for the opportunity to discuss agriculture with you today as we look forward to growing the industry and our communities through commonsense investments and solutions.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

along with House Agriculture Chairman David Scott (D-Ga.), Overall, this package includes more than $90 billion in agriculture, forestry, rural development and nutrition investments. “In improve farmers’ bottom line.? CBF deeply appreciates the efforts of?House House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Bay delegation?committee Spanberger?(D-Va.),

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Environmental Progress

JULY 29, 2020

Rather, they resulted in low-wage service sector jobs, greater dependence on imported Chinese technologies, and higher energy costs. And over the last decade, the technology used in the vast majority of installed solar panels has only become 2-3 percent more efficient. The problem with renewables is physical.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The Government Accountability Office issued five new priority recommendations to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. White House : The Office of Science and Technology Policy released draft templates for disclosing current and pending sources of support in federal grant applications. Read the full report here.

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Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Testimony before the House Agriculture Committee for a Hearing on “Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors” Written statement provided by Michael D. Technological change and agricultural modernization will significantly outweigh climate change in the U.S. Download testimony as PDF.

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Today we produce 25 percent more food than we consume, and experts agree surpluses will continue to rise in a warmer world so long as poor nations gain access to fertilizer, irrigation, roads, and other key elements of modern agriculture. All else being equal, it would be best for global temperatures to remain stable. The scenario RCP 8.5

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ESA

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

White House announces new leadership for the Office of Science and Technology Policy. ESA Traditional Ecological Knowledge section to hold webinar with Office of Science and Technology Policy staff. 1260 ), which the Senate passed in June 2021 and addresses competitiveness with China and science and technology policy.

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ESA

MAY 23, 2022

In response to a question from a BIO AC member, an NSF representative shared that the federal government is considering how to improve how it collects gender demographics at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy level. What You Need to Know About Biofuels – PoliticoPro. remains the world’s magnet for top STEM talent.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This work includes but is not limited to work on strategic technologies. In contrast, USICA Creates a Technology and Innovation Directorate focused on “key technology focus areas.”. Department of Agriculture undersecretary for natural resources and the environment. Eastern on Feb.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 14, 2021

” The plan also calls on Congress to invest in protection from extreme weather events, support for agricultural resources management, and restoration of major land and water resources, in line with the Outdoor Restoration Force Act. Climate-focused research funding. Eliminating fossil fuel funding.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and John Hoeven (R-ND) will lead the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee and Sens. House Agriculture Committee: Ranking Member David Scott (D-GA) announced the Democratic leadership of the committee. The House and Senate Agriculture committees are working to produce the 2023 Farm Bill this year.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

House Science Committee: Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) sent a letter to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar requesting information about how the White House has responded to a scientific integrity scandal involving OSTP Deputy Director for Climate and Environment Jane Lubchenco.

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