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EPA Proposes RFS Standards for 2026 and 2027, Will Hold Hearing on July 8, 2025

Nanotech

On June 17, 2025, EPA proposed the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2026 and 2027 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel.

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Funding Freeze Impacts: Farmers and Organizations Speak Out

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

The contract he mentions was signed in May, and he has until December 2027 to complete construction on his project. It stands to reason that any delay could result in an inability to pay the bank, so to speak. Just because the government stopped paying doesnt mean the banks stopped collecting.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Nutrition Title

National Law Center

Currently, the federal government and states evenly split the cost of the administration of SNAP; however, under the OBBBA, states will now be required to pay 75% of the cost of administering the program starting in fiscal year 2027. SNAP-Ed The OBBBA makes the most dramatic modification to SNAP-Ed.

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Oil Companies Plan to Take the Road Already Traveled

Union of Concerned Scientists

Overstating low carbon investments ExxonMobil pledges to increase its investment in “lower-emission initiatives” to approximately $17 billion through 2027, according to the report. Heat-trapping emissions must be cut in half by 2030 to reach the Paris agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5 billion per year.

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Space for all: here are some of the huge commercial opportunities away from Earth

Physics World

In fact, the market is expected to grow from $886m in 2020 to $2.5bn in 2027, according to the firm Marketwatch. Powered by ultra-low-carbon biofuel, it will have 86% fewer emissions than a fossil-fuel rocket. Richard Branson also blasted off on a Virgin Galactic test flight in 2021.

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EPA’s Proposal to Focus Biofuel Policy on Domestic Fuels Doesn’t Add Up

Union of Concerned Scientists

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

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Reading the Tea Leaves: Biden’s and California’s Vehicle Regs at the D.C. Circuit

Legal Planet

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.” The oral argument centered on these arguments. Thanks again, Dan. Download as PDF