Environmental Policy
Biden-era clean energy subsidies would likely survive, but a reduction in offshore wind leasing is likely.
Jerry Gulke wonders if the unintended consequences from failed biofuels policies are really unintended at all.
In recent decades, water quality has declined so seriously in certain bodies of water that federal courts have ordered local and state jurisdictions to take concrete actions to address the problem.
Democratic National Convention begins Monday in Chicago. The cost of Vice President Harris’ new proposals is uncertain, but the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) estimates the plan would increase deficits by $1.7 trillion over the next decade.
According to Reuters, production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel in the United States could jump by 1400% in 2024. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says that jump will happen if all the previously announced capacity additions come online.
The Supreme Court decision is expected to shift more interpretive power to the courts.
The EU elections this past weekend showed the 27-nation bloc’s parliament membership shifted to the right, which will make it harder for the assembly to approve policies centered around climate and environmental reforms.
Farm CPA Paul Neiffer joined AgriTalk to break down the details of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Joint Policy Statement and Principles released by the Biden Administration.
The Ag Economy Barometer found the majority of farmers are being offered more than $1,000 per acre by companies for solar leasing, and economists say that could also drive up the price of cash rental rates.
EPA’s new model is designed to address previously identified shortfalls in the R&D GREET model and how it calculated lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions. The new approach accounts for all emissions from farm to fuel.