PRESS RELEASE: Groups Petition EPA to Stop Habitat Loss Due to the Ethanol Mandate
Following release of EPA’s own report documenting massive habitat loss after enactment of U.S. biofuels mandate, groups demand agency follow law to protect wildlife habitat, reduce water pollution, and confront climate change. WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2018)—Following on the heels of an Environmental Protection Agency report to Congress documenting wide-spread habitat loss following enactment of […]
The White House’s Illegal Ethanol Boost Would Hurt People and Wildlife
Yesterday, President Trump traveled to Iowa to announce that he is instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to loosen restrictions on selling higher blends of ethanol in gasoline. He, of course, got loud cheers from his audience of corn farmers, and he was effusive in telling the crowd the great thing he is doing to help […]
NWF: Ethanol Gambit ‘Simply Not Legal’
EPA move—not allowed under Clean Air Act—would exacerbate habitat destruction, water pollution, air pollution, and climate change. Washington, D.C. —The Trump Administration announced today that it plans to expand the sale of gasoline with higher ethanol content year-round—a move that is not legally allowed under the Clean Air Act and a policy change that would […]