NWF to Host Media Briefing on EPA Report Detailing Environmental Impacts of Biofuels Mandate
Phone Briefing for Journalists Wednesday, August 1, 2018, 1-2 P.M. To RSVP and receive toll-free number and code, contact Jordan Lubetkin, National Wildlife Federation, lubetkin@nwf.org, (734) 887-7109 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a sweeping assessment detailing the environmental consequences of the nation’s biofuels policy under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Impacts include destroyed habitat, […]
PRESS RELEASE: NWF to EPA: Fix Renewable Fuel Standard, Reverse Years of Damage to Water, Wildlife Habitat, Climate
Ann Arbor, MI — At a hearing today in Michigan, the National Wildlife Federation urged the U.S. EPA to make urgent reforms to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard to reverse years of damage to the nation’s waters, wildlife habitat, and climate, stemming from the mandate to blend corn- and soy-based fuels into the nation’s gasoline […]
PRESS RELEASE: EPA Report: Biofuels Policy Harming Environment
Long-overdue report confirms impacts to wildlife habitat, soil and water quality –lending urgency to efforts to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 3, 2018) – A major report from the U.S. EPA confirms that the nation’s biofuels mandate has contributed to negative environmental impacts, including loss of wildlife habitat, increased water pollution, decreased […]