EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

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.
A federal court ruling and EPA review could bring clarity to manure-related air emissions reporting requirements.
RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper discusses year-round E15 legislation in the Farm Bill, the upcoming Senate Agriculture Committee markup, and developments in Renewable Fuel Standard exemptions.
The EPA’s latest refinery waiver decisions establish new guidelines that could shape renewable fuel policy and credit markets.
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Evan Callicoat says the proposal would have allowed a general permit for data center companies rather than reviewing projects individually.
EPA Region 6 Administrator Scott Mason explains how proposed diesel rule changes could impact truckers, farmers, and the broader economy.
Lewie Pugh with OOIDA states that the EPA’s updated diesel emissions proposal does not fully meet the needs of small-truck operators and agriculture-dependent businesses.
The court ruled in Durnell v. Monsanto, which involved Roundup and state-level warning requirements, that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempts state failure-to-warn claims that conflict with federal labeling decisions.
A Farm Bureau economist says EPA’s Hypoxia Task Force has made encouraging progress in reducing nitrogen runoff in the Mississippi River Basin, but work remains on phosphorus.
Lewis Williamson with HTS Commodities discusses late-season planting progress, market fundamentals heading into summer, and the influence of biofuel policy on grain demand.