National Law Center

AUGUST 5, 2025

This is already a significant increase from the yearly total of ten investigations in 2024 and nine investigations in 2023. Further, the FDA may conduct inspections on its own, it also has a program for contracting with state and territorial government regulatory agencies. million. To read the full report, click here. food supply.

2013

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 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

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

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

ExxonMobil’s early submission, though probably timed to get a head start on defusing climate-related shareholder resolutions, does give us a helpful roadmap of the climate accountability landscape in 2023. For 2023, that figure constitutes a measly 13% of the company’s projected capital expenditures. billion per year. Buckle up!

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

The House Oversight Committee found that BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell handed out more than $44 billion in stock buybacks and dividends when profits started to rise last year, and those numbers are only going up: in April, ExxonMobil upped its buyback program from $10 billion to $30 billion through 2023.

Fossil Fuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Vehicles powered by biomethane consume about one percent of California’s transportation fuel, but in the first three quarters of 2023, biomethane used to fuel these vehicles accounted for 17 percent of LCFS credit generation. California’s LCFS is causing problems for other states and the federal government.

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. Bergeson and Carla N.

Biofuels

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

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

Brag

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The RFS “Set” proposal requests public input on required volumes of biofuel for the next one to three years and on a series of modifications intended to strengthen and expand the program. EPA states that this proposal includes steady growth of biofuels for use in the nation’s fuel supply for 2023 , 2024 , and 2025.

2023

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

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By Matthew Eisenson On January 27, 2023, the Sabin Center submitted comments on the draft Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5). We explained that each of these factors makes it less likely that local governments will undertake the ambitious climate policies described throughout the chapter. 175577 (Exhibit C).

Government

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2024

In the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Shell funding will help to assess Pennsylvania’s role as an energy producer in the Northeast, focusing on the demand for natural gas and the potential of renewables and biofuels as the Commonwealth explores a future of net-zero carbon emissions that also allows for economic vitality.

Recycling

Law Columbia

MAY 22, 2024

Repsol findings in the UK Repsol has come under scrutiny in the UK, with the independent ASA requiring the energy company to remove two of its adverts in 2023 due to breaches of the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code.

Biofuels

Brag

APRIL 24, 2023

Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a “Science & Tech Spotlight” on synthetic biology on April 17, 2023. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton The U.S. GAO notes that the synthetic biology market could grow from about $10 billion in 2021 to between $37 billion and $100 billion dollars by 2030.

Biotechnology

Smith Enviorment

JANUARY 4, 2023

January 4, 2023. The net proceeds of the RGGI allowance auction (minus an administrative fee) go back to the participating state governments in proportion to the state’s share of the total RGGI emissions budget. rules would apply to CO2 emissions associated with biomass or biofuels as well as fossil fuels.

Greenhouse

Environmental News Bits

MAY 17, 2023

June 6-7, 2023, Kansas City, MOMore information and to register. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other federal government agencies working together to develop a comprehensive strategy for scaling up new … Continue reading Workshop: Deploying purpose-grown energy crops for sustainable aviation fuel This is a free event.

2023

Nanotech

MAY 30, 2024

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced on May 23, 2024, that it released a Summary Report from a September 2023 Request for Information (RFI) on building supply chains to meet Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge goals.

2024

Greenbuilding Law

DECEMBER 10, 2023

This post includes preliminary comments on the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards regulations proposed to be published on December 15, 2023. That the schedule for these regulations, prescribed in statute, has been missed (. In section 26.28.02.C., and accountants provide that third party verification in SEC matters and the like.

Regulations

Circle of Blue

APRIL 18, 2023

By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue – April 18, 2023 With the exception of federal and state programs to convert corn into ethanol and soybeans into biodiesel to fuel cars and trucks the United States has never regarded farming as a primary energy producer. None of it would be possible without government support. The post U.S.

Carbon Dioxide

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 9, 2023

An EPA draft report outlines the damage that federal biofuels policy has wrought on land and water. The EPA updated its anticipated timetable for drafting and finalizing new rules and regulations, indicating that draft rules for two PFAS chemicals in drinking water will be delayed until March 2023. Environmental Impact of Biofuels.

Biofuels

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

It’s déjà vu all over again in 2023, with BP rolling back its climate pledges after record-breaking 2022 profits since Russia’s unjust war on Ukraine. See Majority Action’s 2023 Proxy Voting Guide for recommendations on upcoming votes.) Spoiler alert: They’re doing nothing of the sort.

Fossil Fuels

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The EPA proposes increasing the amount of biofuels in the nation’s energy supply through 2025. Biofuels Targets Rise. The EPA is proposing to increase the amount of ethanol and other biofuels in the nation’s energy supply through 2025, when the target will be 10 percent larger than today. government water policy.

Biofuels

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JUNE 2, 2023

As the PCSC ramps up in earnest, now is an important moment to take stock of where the program stands in spring 2023. As the Partnership projects launch in earnest throughout late spring and summer 2023, it’s unreasonable to expect this data to be available now. Round 1 Government lead partner breakdown.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 8, 2025

Biofuels are often marketed as homegrown low-carbon fuels, but that’s not an accurate description of where the industry is headed. And of course, there are other uses for vegetable oils and fats beyond biofuels, including food and products like soaps and detergents. Million Metric Tons (MMT) of BBD feedstock and another 3.3

Biofuels

Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 10, 2023

government and industry take the steps to be first movers with the commercial and federal fleet and build the appropriate infrastructure to support the transition to zero-emission alternative fuels and technologies, this will have a cascading effect of removing barriers for other fleets that call on U.S. If the U.S.

Greenhouse

Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 10, 2023

government and industry take the steps to be first movers with the commercial and federal fleet and build the appropriate infrastructure to support the transition to zero-emission alternative fuels and technologies, this will have a cascading effect of removing barriers for other fleets that call on U.S. If the U.S.

Greenhouse

ESA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Lawmakers are working to pass a short-term spending package to keep the government open in October. Congress appears likely to pass a short-term spending measure keeping the government funded through Dec. The current government fiscal year ends Sept. In this issue: Congress. Executive Branch. International. Joe Manchin (D-WV).

2022

Arnold Porter

AUGUST 6, 2021

billion authorization of funds to establish a deployment program under the Department of Commerce (DOC) in partnership with state, tribal and territory governments. Eligible applicants include (1) states; (2) city planning organizations; (3) local governments; (4) public transportation authorities; (5) Indian tribes; and (6) US territories.

Electricity

A Greener Life

AUGUST 6, 2024

Moreover, industry giants knew that many of the technologies they presented publicly as solutions to the climate crisis – such as algae-based biofuels and carbon capture and storage (CCS) – were neither as green nor as feasible as they promised, the study reveals. Closeup of biofuel in a laboratory.

Biofuels

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A biofuel trade association challenged NHTSA’s consideration of California’s Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) program in identifying the baseline as preempted by EPCA’s provision targeting state laws “related to fuel economy standards.” Q: The federal government raised some threshold argument about standing and other issues.

Clean Air Act

ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Courts Republican-led state sue to block environmental, social and governance retirement investing rule. The $425 million amount would represent a $57 million increase over FY 2023 levels. The United Arab Emirates is set to host the United Nations Framework on Climate Change Conference of Parties 28 (COP 28) in November 2023.

2023

Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The order mentions 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 but not solar or wind, which are less polluting and use less water. government water policy.

Biofuels

ESA

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In this issue: Call for Nominations for 2023 ESA Regional Policy Award ESA seeks nominations for its annual Regional Policy Award to recognize a local or regional policymaker who has integrated environmental science and policy in initiatives that foster more sustainable communities.

2023