The Center for Biological Diversity is seeking records related to over-the-top dicamba use for the 2026 and 2027 growing seasons.
The concern is not whether clean water, clean air, healthy soil, and responsible stewardship are desirable. Of course they are. The concern is whether calling an environmental condition a “human right” provides a coherent legal rule.
The federal government is closer to a “Waters of the United States” definition that is narrower, more predictable, and more consistent with the Constitution—but farmers should not mistake this for the end of the WOTUS saga.
Nothing changes immediately. This is a supplemental proposal, and EPA will accept comments for 30 days after publication in the Federal Register before developing a final rule.
With harvest approaching, soybean producers will continue watching both crop conditions and biofuel policy as they assess the outlook for markets and farm revenue.
Further growth could depend on retail infrastructure, gasoline demand and whether Congress permanently allows year-round E15 sales nationwide.
EPA granted 29 full or partial exemptions but plans to restore the waived volumes through future blending requirements.
The decisions remove about 1.76 billion Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, from 2025 compliance obligations.
NRECA CEO Jim Matheson says Biden-era power plant regulations could limit natural gas generation as electricity demand rises from AI, data centers, manufacturing and other industries.
The American Soybean Association warns proposed refinery exemptions could reduce biofuel demand and cut U.S. soybean crop value by more than $1 billion.