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Video: Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: Innovating USDA Science with Sanah Baig, Deputy Under Secretary for Research,...

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Join Amaru Sánchez in this episode of “Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food” as he sits down with Sanah Baig, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. Sanah...more

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USDA Publishes RFI on the Production of Biofuel Feedstocks Using Climate-Smart Practices

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks public input on procedures for the quantification, reporting, and verification of the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the greenhouse gas (GHG) net emissions...more

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Guidance, Model Provide Additional Clarity for 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS released Notice 2024-37 on April 30, 2024, regarding the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Tax Credit found at Section 40B of the Internal Revenue Code as an income tax credit and...more

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Carbon Quarterly – Volume 8

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Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more

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Food Waste, Methane Gas, and the EPA

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 19 released new reports regarding the impact of methane emissions from food waste. As previously discussed in this space[i], many states have passed regulations to address methane...more

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Understanding the EPA’s Final Renewable Fuel Standard Set Rule for 2023, 2024 and 2025

The EPA issued a final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule that announces the biofuel volume targets for 2023 – 2025 and provides a first look into the EPA’s plans for implementing the program moving forward. The RFS...more

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Six Tips for Companies Making “Climate-Smart Agriculture” Claims

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Agriculture is on the very frontlines of our changing climate. Climate change directly affects many of the most fundamental aspects of agricultural production: the length of crop growing seasons; the ranges of insects, weeds,...more

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Congress Passes and Funds Support for Nature-Based Greenhouse Gas Reductions

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For several years, Congress has considered legislation to support nature-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in the agriculture and forestry sectors. That legislative vision recently became law through the Consolidated...more

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Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities/U.S. Department of Agriculture: Arkansas Projects Selected

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) states it is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects it what it describes as the first “Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities” funding pool. The pool is...more

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Climate Resilience/Carbon Stewardship of America's National Forests/Grasslands: June 23rd U.S. Department of Agriculture...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a June 23rd memorandum titled: Climate Resilience and Carbon Stewardship of America’s National Forests and Grasslands (“Memorandum”) ...more

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Carbon Quarterly – Volume 6

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Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more

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Earth Week Recap and Climate Policy Update

Last Friday as the United States celebrated Earth Day, President Biden released a proclamation and signed a new executive order to strengthen domestic and international forest protection commitments...more

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U.S. Geological Survey Streamgaging Networks: 89 Organizations/Coalition Letter to United States Congress Supporting...

Eighty-nine organizations (collectively “Coalition”)two sent letters, respectively, to United States Senators Merkley and Murkowski, and Congresswoman Pingree and Congressman Joyce urging their support to enable the U.S....more

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Senate’s Passage of Growing Climate Solutions Act Highlights Focus on Sustainable Agriculture

The U.S. Senate recently passed the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act (Act) by a 92-8 vote to help American farmers, ranchers and private forest owners adopt, and ultimately profit from, activities that reduce or...more

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Congress and Biden Administration Move to Support Climate Solutions in Agriculture

Congress and the Biden Administration recently have taken substantial steps toward facilitating land-based solutions to global climate change, including measures specifically focused on agriculture. These actions would...more

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USDA Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry: Request for Comments

Fluctuating water supply and reliability throughout the U.S. has the potential to have major implications for rural communities, farmers, agricultural operators, ranchers, forest owners, and other stakeholders. Adapting to...more

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Agriculture In Focus Under Biden Climate Policy

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President Biden’s January 27, 2021 Executive Order 14008, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” ("the Order”) focuses unprecedented attention on the role that agriculture can play in combating climate change and...more

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USDA Secretary Nominee Receives Unanimous Support by Senate Agriculture Committee, Heads Swiftly to Full Senate for Vote

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With a “why not” approach, Thomas Vilsack wishes to build and promote a more resilient rural economy by identifying innovative opportunities in agriculture and tackling climate change while incentivizing carbon credits. ...more

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A Change Comin’ On: Biden’s Anticipated “Day One” Environmental Actions

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President-elect Joe Biden has stated that one of the greatest challenges facing the United States is the viability and welfare of the environment. As the country moves toward a Biden presidency, environmental change and a...more

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Carbon Markets Roundup - September 2020

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B&D’s Carbon Markets Roundup covers domestic and international developments related to carbon pricing and related regulatory programs aimed at regulating or reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Despite—or perhaps because...more

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Growing Climate Solutions Act Introduced with Broad Bipartisan Support

Late last week, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Growing Climate Solutions Act, aimed at increasing and encouraging nature-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions in the agriculture and forestry sectors....more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2019

Supreme Court Sides with Property Owners; Companies have No Right to Get Natural Gas Without Permission - "The Supreme Court said, 'A mineral owner or lessee has an implicit right to use the overlying surface to access...more

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USDA Awards Funding For Study Of Biofuels Impact On Climate

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded researchers from Clemson University a $147,744, two-year grant to evaluate the effectiveness of producing biofuels to...more

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Predictions and Outlook for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy 2017

Predictions and Outlook for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) 2017 - 2016 was full of surprises, two of which will drive much of the agenda for OCSPP during 2017. First, Congress...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, July 2015

EPA Seeks Comment On Series 810 Test Guidelines: On June 17, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability for comment of several Series 810, non-binding, draft test guidelines developed by...more

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