It Is No Longer About Living On the Wrong Side of the (Railroad) Tracks, Now the Threat is About Living Anywhere Near the Tracks
This morning there was another train derailment, this time in Raymond, Minnesota. People were again evacuated, although here the concern centered on ethanol carried in four cars, resulting fires and potential exposures. From a toxicological point of view, ethanol toxicity is a real concern. There are a number of potential health concerns, ranging from eye, […]
More Corn Ethanol, Less Water for Wildlife
It may be hard to imagine water scarcity, given that large swaths of the Midwest are still drying out after historic and catastrophic flooding, but recently released research points to a different menace in the cycles of Western Water woes: corn ethanol. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison teamed up with colleagues from Kansas State […]
A Misguided Plan to Replace the Biofuel Mandate
Today members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee considered a misguided plan to replace the existing biofuel mandate with a new octane standard for gasoline and changes to ensure that ethanol can make up an even larger share of our fuel. Just for good measure, the bill’s authors have air-dropped in an unrelated attempt […]
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 […]
The National Wildlife Federation Action Fund & Green Drinks NYC Mixer
Although food-based fuels were intended to protect our environment, over-farming of corn and soy for ethanol and biodiesel have damaged our air, water and land, and threaten wildlife. Sustainable alternatives have the potential to protect the remaining native prairie habitats that monarch butterflies, bees and other wildlife depend on! Join other sustainability advocates to learn […]
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 […]
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