NWF: Trump Administration Embraces Same Flawed Ethanol Policy
Final rule from EPA continues full-steam-ahead approach on environmentally damaging fuel WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to today’s final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency establishing the mandated volumes of corn ethanol and other biofuels in next year’s gasoline supply, National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Collin O’Mara issued the following statement: “The Trump Administration’s […]
New Research: Ethanol Mandate Contributing to Climate Change
Massive conversion of habitat to cropland has led to release of climate-disrupting pollution equivalent to 20 million additional cars on the road per year FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Amid record-setting wild fires out West, recent climate assessment sounding the alarm about threats from rising global temperatures, and data showing 2017 will be one of the hottest years on record, new […]
U.S. House Members Ask EPA Chief Pruitt to Fix Ethanol Mandate
On November 7th, 2017 more than 60 members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, urging him to fix the broken corn ethanol mandate. Here’s an on-the-record statement from Collin O’Mara, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation: “Fixing the ethanol mandate is essential if we are […]