Legal Planet

DECEMBER 26, 2024

A requirement that gasoline contain a certain percentage of biofuel. What was the subject of the 2022 ruling in West Virginia v. 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

Legal Planet

APRIL 23, 2025

Another judge temporarily blocked the Department of Energy’s plans to cut $405 million in annual research funds from universities, and a third federal judge ordered the Trump administration to immediately resume disbursing funds from the 2022 climate law and the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law.

Earth Day

National Law Center

JULY 10, 2025

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Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

JULY 21, 2025

This meant that for the fiscal year 2022, the average SNAP benefit increased by $36.24 As a result, at that time USDA announced that the cost of market baskets for the reference family was $835.37 –a 21.03% increase compared to previous TFP calculations. per person, per month.

2013

National Law Center

JULY 11, 2025

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

27 Webinar: General Update Of Large-Scale Solar In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline: Solar Energy Projects On Manheim Twp.

Conservation

National Law Center

AUGUST 5, 2025

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2013

National Law Center

JUNE 12, 2025

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Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

JULY 17, 2025

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Law

National Law Center

AUGUST 1, 2025

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2013

National Law Center

JUNE 24, 2025

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2013

National Law Center

JUNE 26, 2025

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Endangered Species Act

National Law Center

JULY 1, 2025

Among the states that define cottage foods as non-TCS foods, since 2022, at least five have passed amendments allowing the use of pH level testing or other measurements to determine TCS status. Further Delaware , Missouri , and New Hampshire have eliminated such constraints since 2022. However, not all states have followed this trend.

Law

National Law Center

JUNE 4, 2025

While that decision ruled in favor of the farmers, the Arkansas Supreme Court overturned the ruling in 2022. Two high-profile cases involving grain dealer failures — Turner Grain Merchandising, Inc. million in 2014 after delivering rice for export but not receiving payment.

Law

PA Environment Daily

JULY 25, 2025

Edison Biofuel Power Station: City of Philadelphia Air Management Services invites comments on the renewal of a Title V Air Quality Permit for the facility located at 908 Sansome Street in Philadelphia. ( Luzerne County. ( PA Bulletin, page 5017 ) -- Vicinity Energy Philadelphia, Inc. Columbia County.

Electricity

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 4, 2025

Virtually all farm bill programs not named here would expire on September 30, 2025. This leaves two sets of farm bill programs on different reauthorization timelines, likely making it more challenging than ever to extend the farm bill.

Conservation

National Law Center

JUNE 17, 2025

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2025

National Law Center

JULY 31, 2025

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2013

National Law Center

JULY 8, 2025

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Law

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. The post What’s Up With Water – December 6, 2022 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

2022

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Emmer’s scores from the League of Conservation Voters are about par for a House Republican: 5% for both the 2022 scores and the lifetime score. Given that he represents Midwest farmers among others, Emmer is a big support of biofuels like corn ethanol. However, his average before 2019 was more like 1%.

Biofuels

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.

Biofuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

But a March 2022 analysis from the investor consortium Climate Action 100+ determined that no major oil company was on track to meet the Paris goals. In a January 2022 report on its climate plans, ExxonMobil pledged to direct $15 billion toward emission reduction efforts over the next six years, but that $15 billion breaks down to $2.5

Fossil Fuels

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. I used a December 2022 report from the California Air Resources Board as my primary resource. California reports about a 9% reduction in carbon intensity.

2009

Brag

AUGUST 26, 2022

Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on August 23, 2022, that USDA is accepting applications for $100 million in grants to increase the sale and use of biofuels derived from U.S. EST) on November 21, 2022. Bergeson and Carla N. agricultural products. Applications are due by 4:30 p.m.

Biofuels

Brag

JANUARY 17, 2022

On December 28, 2021, EPA announced that it will hold a public virtual meeting to discuss biofuel greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling. EPA is soliciting information on the current scientific understanding of GHG modeling of land-based biofuels used in the transportation sector. The next steps EPA should take in this work area. to 4:00 p.m.

Biofuels

Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

On November 4, 2022, the White House announced a new initiative to support research and development projects on 37 “game-changing” technologies to advance the Biden Administration’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. We will be tracking future funding announcements under this initiative.

Technology

Brag

OCTOBER 20, 2022

According to EMSA, the report also features techno-economic analyses and includes risk-based case studies to evaluate the potential of biofuels for the maritime sector. Bergeson and Carla N.

Biofuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The other set of bills adds natural gas, renewable natural gas, propane-- rebranding them as “low emission transportation fuels” to the “biofuel” program under the Biofuel Development And Instate Production Act Program-- Senate Bill 1338 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) and House Bill 2871 (Gleim-R-Cumberland). But obviously, that’s not all they do.

Fossil Fuels

Brag

MARCH 2, 2022

On February 23, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a webinar on requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the premanufacture notice (PMN) process for biofuels. More information on webinar is available in our March 1, 2022, memorandum. Bergeson and Carla N.

Biofuels

Brag

APRIL 18, 2022

On March 9, 2022, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act that would ban Russian oil and replace it with the use of biofuels produced in the United States. Bergeson and Ligia Duarte Botelho, M.A. Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021.

Biofuels

Brag

JANUARY 25, 2022

On January 11, 2022, Michigan State Senator Kevin Daley (R, 31st Senate District) introduced a bill focused on growing alternative fuel production in Michigan and providing cleaner and cheaper options for Michigan drivers using biofuels produced with renewable energy from Michigan farms.

Biofuels

Brag

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program will hold a webinar on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST) to learn about requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the premanufacture notice (PMN) process for biofuels.

Biofuels

HumanNature

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For context, the perennial problem in designing novel chemical materials, like new biofuels or energy storage materials for batteries, is one of scale. To illustrate this, let’s consider designing a novel biofuel blend to replace diesel. 2022): 720-730. SV, Shree Sowndarya, et al. ” Nature Machine Intelligence 4.8

Biofuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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. The CI of an electric vehicle charged with solar power is zero, and most of the biofuels fall somewhere in the middle [i]. ii] O’Malley, J., Pavlenko, Y.H.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Dairy digesters feature prominently in CARB’s 2022 Scoping Plan, California’s sector-by-sector roadmap toward carbon neutrality, as a significant source of emissions reductions. The new biogas subsidization frenzy brings to mind past failures attempting to jumpstart a market for crop-based biofuels.

Regulations

Brag

AUGUST 12, 2022

” BETO partnered with T2C-Energy, LLC (T2C) to validate pilot-scale production of drop-in biofuels with a price of $3 per gallon of gas equivalent (GGE) and at least 60 percent lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than petroleum, using T2C’s TRIFTS ® process. Bergeson and Carla N.

Biofuels