National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Trump administration’s actions, part of a broad government review now underway, also have left in doubt another $86 million promised Iowa and Midwest farmers under a five-year “climate smart” agriculture initiative approved during the Biden administration. Farmers, ranchers, and advocates are speaking out. 21, 2025: Sen.

Government

National Law Center

JULY 24, 2025

The new law includes several provisions typically associated with the Farm Bill, the omnibus spending bill that governs various agricultural and food programs in the United States. The OBBBA includes provisions related to agricultural commodity programs, nutrition programs, tax policies, and conservation programs.

2013

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 26, 2024

A requirement that gasoline contain a certain percentage of biofuel. A legal issue that is not governed by existing precedent. A requirement that utilities buy renewable energy. An ESG guideline for investing in the stock of renewable energy companies. A form contract for installation, maintenance, and replacement of rooftop solar.

Law

Environmental News Bits

JULY 21, 2025

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Recycling

Legal Planet

APRIL 23, 2025

The proposal has been revised to make it more legally palatable, including moving the final decision-making authority regarding the conversion of jobs to the president, rather than the OPM director, writes Government Executive. EPA wont center on the waiver itself, which oil and biofuel interests had sued over.

Earth Day

National Law Center

JULY 21, 2025

Currently, the federal government pays fully for the cost of SNAP benefits, and the USDA and states split the costs of administering the program. Beginning in fiscal year 2028, if a state’s payment error rate is less than 6 percent, then the state will pay 0 percent, and the Federal government will pay 100 percent of the costs of benefits.

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JULY 28, 2025

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Recycling

Law Columbia

JANUARY 21, 2025

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Endangered Species Act

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

On February 14, the President issued an executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council to promote the use of crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, the kinetic movement of flowing water, and critical minerals.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Here are 139 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Conservation

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JUNE 16, 2025

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Recycling

National Law Center

AUGUST 5, 2025

Further, the FDA may conduct inspections on its own, it also has a program for contracting with state and territorial government regulatory agencies. Currently, the FDA has 48 contracts with state and territorial government regulatory agencies. Specifically, 43 states and Puerto Rico have been awarded contracts. food supply.

2013

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 1, 2025

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Recycling

National Law Center

JULY 17, 2025

It prohibits standards or requirements that are “in addition to” or “different from” those imposed by the federal government. There are no federal requirements governing the living space required for laying hens. This section has two express preemptions, one focusing on federal standards, and the other on labeling.

Law

National Law Center

JULY 1, 2025

Nevertheless, many states are influenced by the federal government. The new change allows the Oklahoma government to continue keeping records of cottage foods sold in case of food safety issues while also protecting cottage food operations’ personal information from the general public. Particularly, the U.S.

Law

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 4, 2025

Historically, 100% of the cost of the food benefit has been paid by the federal government, with states sharing the administrative costs of the program. OBBB not only increases the states share of administrative costs (from 50% to 75%), but it also establishes a new state match requirement for the cost of the food benefit.

Conservation

National Law Center

JULY 31, 2025

While there are approximately twenty-eight states that specifically prohibit or limit foreign ownership of agricultural land within the boundaries of their state, the federal government only monitors certain foreign acquisitions and landholdings in agricultural land through the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (“AFIDA”) of 1978.

2013

National Law Center

JULY 8, 2025

SB 17 prohibits governments and individuals who are citizens of or domiciled in a “designated country” from purchasing or acquiring any interest – including leasehold interests of less than one year – in real property located in Texas. SB 17 is set to go into effect on September 1, 2025.

Law

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Given that he represents Midwest farmers among others, Emmer is a big support of biofuels like corn ethanol. Emmer said: “There are many different factors and variables [increasing energy costs], but one of the primary variables that when government gets involved in mandates that you must have renewables in wind, solar and biofuels.

Biofuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For the transportation modes that are hardest to electrify, such as aviation and shipping, turning to l ess carbon-intense fuels such as biofuels and hydrogen produced primarily through electrolysis. Technologies like biofuels and hydrogen, while necessary, come with potential drawbacks. million homes.

Clean Energy

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. Getting this right is important, both for California and to ensure the LCFS remains a workable model for other states and the federal government.

Biofuels

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Growing trees to store carbon and harvesting plants to make biofuels could bring down carbon emissions. The fertilizers that nourish these biofuel harvests can severely pollute rivers and aquifers. But both options require a commitment of land and water, as well as nutrients.

2022

Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

CRES Forum hosted the fifth CRES Academy session of 2024, “Biofuels 101: Driving a Cleaner Future with American Resources.” ” The session explored the role of biofuels in the U.S. Panelists delved into the technical aspects of biofuels, current industry trends and the policies that support their production and use.

Biofuels

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Carbon intensity takes into account emissions occurring production and transportation of fuel or the fact that plants grown for biofuels actually suck CO2 out of the atmosphere. However, direct emissions statistics don’t reflect a fuel’s carbon intensity, that is, what happened before a fuel is actually used.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Our transportation system is highly inequitable, reflecting decades of misguided and biased decisions at all levels of government. Tailpipes from our cars, trucks and buses are also a major source of toxic local air pollution that disproportionately harms overburdened and underserved communities.

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

Further, these efforts are focused on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels—technologies that aim to stash carbon emissions away, not reduce their production. billion per year—less than 2 percent of ExxonMobil’s annual revenue, and far less than its profits from just the last three months.

Fossil Fuels

Brag

MARCH 2, 2023

Hutton On February 16, 2023, Representative Randy Feenstra (R-IA) introduced a legislative package that includes bills regarding researching the potential of biofuels to power jet engines and developing a commercially viable fuel cell system for cars and trucks powered exclusively by biofuels.

Biofuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

The report also says ExxonMobil expanded its Low Carbon Solutions business—spun out as a separate company in 2021—by “focusing on competitively advantaged opportunities in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels.”

Fossil Fuels

Law and Environment

JANUARY 26, 2022

With respect to SAF, the government plans to scale up SAF production to at least 3 billion gallons per year by 2030. Airlines for America, an industry trade group representing airlines such as Delta, United, and American, announced a commitment to work alongside the government to reach this goal.

2030

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

California’s LCFS is causing problems for other states and the federal government. When I started working on biofuel policy back in 2008, there was a lot of criticism of corn ethanol because in some cases it had lifecycle emissions higher than gasoline. Officially CARB claims that the LCFS includes no offset program.

Fossil Fuels

Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Funding to state and local governments to procure electric or low emissions ferries. The buildout will be done by awarding grants to states, local governments, and public authorities with transportation functions, among other entities. Electric Vehicle Charging / Fueling Infrastructure. Electric Ferry Program.

Electricity

A Greener Life

MAY 22, 2025

By Liu Lican A Chinese biofuel company has become the first private enterprise to export sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from China , exporting 13,400 tonnes to an international buyer. According to an earlier announcement by the company, it was included in a government exporter whitelist last month the first private company to be added.

Biofuels

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

According to the White House , the National Climate Assessment is a critical resource for “[p]eople who make risk management decisions,” a large group that includes “local government officials, city planners, utility managers, healthcare providers, adaptation specialists, educators, farmers, and small business owners.” 175577 (Exhibit C).

Government

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

The AFIG program supports the transition to alternative fuels including electricity, compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas, liquefied natural gas, propane, hydrogen, hythane, biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, and other advanced biofuels.

Nitrogen Oxides

A Greener Life

MARCH 21, 2024

E-SAF is even cleaner, but it is more expensive than SAF and is made of biofuel. The plant will produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), a key cornerstone in order to meet the government’s 45% emissions reduction target by 2030. Biofuel SAFs are defined as renewable or waste-derived aviation fuels.

Biofuels

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Agricultural methane policies, where they exist, tend to take predominantly three forms: regulation , cap – and – trade programs , and government incentive programs. Finally, governments can implement direct incentive programs which fund or otherwise facilitate the implementation of agricultural methane reduction measures.

Renewable Energy

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.

Biofuels