PRESS RELEASE: NWF Urges Congress to Address Administration’s Failure to Fix Flawed Ethanol Mandate
EPA’s continued embrace of disastrous status quo will only further harm wildlife habitat, drinking water supplies, climate. WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2018)—The National Wildlife Federation urged Congress to intervene after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed to increase blending levels under the Renewable Fuel Standard that will further harm wildlife habitat, drinking water supplies, […]
PRESS RELEASE: NWF to Congress: Biofuels Policy Neglecting Sustainable Fuels
At U.S. House hearing, National Wildlife Federation CEO Collin O’Mara urges Congress to reform Renewable Fuel Standard, accelerate adoption of cleaner fuels to stop damage to wildlife habitat, drinking water, climate. WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 22, 2018)—National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Collin O’Mara testified today before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee on […]
PRESS RELEASE: NWF on EPA’s Proposed Clean Air Waiver for Higher Ethanol Gasoline: Don’t Put Politics ahead of Public Health
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Previewing the upcoming hurdles the Trump Administration will face if it decides to go through with pursuing an exemption from clean air protections for higher blends of ethanol in gasoline, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to point out his agency’s […]
PRESS RELEASE: Stronger Labeling Laws Step in Right Direction to Reform Ethanol Mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) and Lois Frankel (D-Fla.) held a press conference today on their legislation, the Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2018 (H.R. 5855), which requires the Environmental Protection Agency to increase gasoline labeling and outreach to the public on how to safely use fuel containing more than […]
PRESS RELEASE: White House Waives Clean Air Act Protections, OKs Sale of More Ethanol in Gasoline
Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2018) — The Trump Administration announced it would waive Clean Air Act protections and allow the sale of gasoline with 15 percent ethanol (E15) across the United States—a move that the National Wildlife Federation strongly opposes. Below is an on-the-record statement from David DeGennaro, agriculture policy specialist with the National Wildlife […]
PRESS RELEASE: Conservation Groups Champion Bill to Reform Biofuel Mandate
Bill invests more than $11 billion to reverse impacts of mandate, puts forth solutions to protect drinking water, restore wildlife habitat, and confront climate change. WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 8, 2018)—Seeking to break through the deadlocked discussions between oil interests and the corn ethanol industry, conservation groups signaled their strong support for bills introduced today in […]
BRIEFING: Conservation Groups Champion Bill to Reform Biofuel Mandate
Today, March 8, 2018, National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Collin O’Mara joined members of Congress and other conservation advocates to announce a new bill to reform the federal ethanol mandate. Representative Peter Welch and Senator Tom Udall introduced the GREENER Fuels Act, which would help prevent habitat loss, fund private land protection and restoration, […]
Fighting a Global Tide of Ethanol: From Canada to Mexico and Beyond
In this interconnected world, the United States is certainly not alone in its use of ethanol and other biofuels blended into gasoline. In fact, other nations are increasingly looking to our federal ethanol mandate as a model on which to base their own policies. The United States historically has been a world leader on conservation […]
Report: U.S. Biofuel Mandate Driving International Deforestation
A new investigative report, “Burned: Deception, Deforestation, and America’s Biodiesel Policy,” by Mighty Earth and ActionAid USA look at the U.S. biofuel mandate’s role in driving massive international deforestation. The report finds that the U.S. biofuel mandate, or Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)– which requires increasing biofuel consumption through 2022– has driven Argentina to increase soy-based […]
10 Years Later, Renewable Fuel Standard Fails to Live up to Environmental Promises
This is a story of unintended consequences. Ten years ago President George W. Bush signed into law the Renewable Fuel Standard, a federal program created to advance a number of national priorities: reducing energy dependence on foreign countries, raising farm incomes, and curbing levels of climate pollution emitted by fossil fuels. Indeed, the Energy Independence […]
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