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EPA used 'flawed' DOE analysis to reject small-refinery waiver, court says

07/20/18 4:36 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency relied on a faulty analysis by the Department of Energy when it rejected a West Virginia refinery’s request for an exemption from renewable fuel blending requirements, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Feds release proposals to limit reach of Endangered Species Act

07/19/18 4:45 PM By Steve Davies

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Sweeping proposals released by the Trump administration Thursday to change the way the government implements the Endangered Species Act provoked fairly predictable reactions – environmental groups blasted them, and industry groups welcomed them.

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Dinneen to step down as RFA’s CEO

Geoff Cooper in line for RFA’s top job

07/18/18 1:31 PM By Daniel Enoch

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The Renewable Fuels Association announced today that Bob Dinneen, who’s been the group’s president and CEO since 2001, will step aside in October to take up a senior advisory role. Executive Vice President Geoff Cooper will take over as president and chief executive.

Senate endangered species bill faces uphill climb

07/18/18 6:43 AM By Steve Davies

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The biannual attempt by Republican lawmakers to rewrite the Endangered Species Act is in full swing, exemplified by a Senate hearing Tuesday on draft legislation that would give states a greater say in how the law is implemented.

Broadband is the linchpin in farm productivity of the future

07/18/18 6:30 AM By Sandra Cowherd

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New technologies allow people in even the most remote areas to do business on a global scale, but only if they have broadband connectivity.

Wheeler tells EPA employees he's got their back

07/11/18 5:00 PM By Steve Davies

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Andrew Wheeler, newly appointed acting administrator of the EPA, said when President Donald Trump asked him to take over from the now-departed Scott Pruitt, he told Wheeler to do three things: “Clean the air, clean the water, and provide regulatory relief.”

US dairies turning manure into 'brown gold'

07/11/18 5:25 AM By Fran Howard

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A growing number of U.S. dairy producers are realizing innovative income streams from what they are calling “brown gold.” They are using digesters to turn manure into biogas, which is later converted into compressed or liquefied natural gas, electricity or other fuels.

Global algae fuel market to reach $9.88 billion by 2024

07/10/18 7:51 AM By Sandra Cowherd

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Newly released research projects the algae biofuel market will more than double in the next six years.

Trump chooses Kavanaugh for Supreme Court

07/09/18 9:59 PM By Steve Davies

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President Donald Trump has picked Brett Kavanaugh, a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals for 12 years, as his nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.

Pruitt resigns from EPA post

07/05/18 3:57 PM By Spencer Chase

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President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt, the embattled EPA administrator under fire for a host of ethical and spending concerns.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: USDA Undersecretary Dr. Scott Hutchins

This week's Open Mic guest is Dr. Scott Hutchins, Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hutchins says the USDA's Proving Grounds for Network for AgTech will help farmers adopt technologies to improve production and boost efficiency. Hutchins says the USDA restructuring will streamline operations, strengthen leadership accountability and position resources closer to the ag communities USDA serves.

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California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

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