Congressional Request leads to Scathing Review of the EPA
Businesses, landowners and farmers know the feeling of dread that comes with hearing the words “not in compliance” from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA has earned the reputation...
View ArticleOIG announces probe of EPA’s Reporting Practices on Biofuels Impact
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced a probe into the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) adherence to reporting requirements regarding biofuel’s impact on air quality. Under the...
View ArticleUSDA and States to Spend $210 Million on Fuel Pumps
On May 29th, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $100 million in grants offered through their Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) program. According to Secretary of...
View ArticleOrganics: Another Fine Government Mess
The Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA), as part of the 1990 Farm Bill, established the National Organic Program (NOP). The program, as administered by the United States Department of Agriculture...
View ArticleTobacco: Top User of Agriculture Guest Worker (H-2A) Visa Program
With the run up to the 2016 presidential election, we have seen a growing debate on the need for border security versus the shortage of agriculture workers. Tales of apples rotting on trees and produce...
View ArticleBeneficiary of Billion Dollar Green Fuels Program Files for Creditor Protection
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final ruling on blend volumes of renewable fuels for the calendar years 2014, 2015 and 2016. The challenge for the EPA is the lack of...
View ArticleRenewable Fuel Standard Mandates, or Not?
The Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) provisions of The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), mandates an increasing blend of renewable products into our domestic fuel supply. The law...
View ArticleNew EPA Employee Bonuses Spark OIG Investigation
Back in the day, if one needed to relocate for a new job, they could elicit the aid of a few strapping young men for little more than the cost of a pizza and a six-pack of beer. Add the cost of a...
View Article“Green” Energy: The Color of Money
In light of the recent legal filing for creditor protection by Spain-based, Abengoa, Inc., the viability of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is getting appropriate scrutiny and reconsideration....
View ArticleWTO Ruling Forces the Repeal of Popular U.S. Law
‘Twas the night before Christmas in 2002 when I received notice the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) had confirmed America’s first case of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). At the...
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