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Biodiesel backers urge Congress to extend tax credit

Representatives all segments of the biomass-based diesel value chain sent a letter to congressional leaders today, urging them to include a retroactive, multi-year extension of the biodiesel tax incentive as part of a comprehensive budget negotiation or continuing resolution.
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GAO finds economics outweigh environment in seismic research

Just as the Trump administration unveiled a new five-year plan that would allow more drilling in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) calls for speedier approval in seismic research requests, necessary to find oil and gas reserves in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
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