Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - February 17, 2017

Rocky Road Ahead for Farm Bill’s Energy Title

The Farm Bill’s Energy Title provides loans and grants to farmers, ranchers and small businesses to encourage investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and the production of renewable bioproducts such as fuels and chemicals. Despite its strong bipartisan roots in the 2002 Farm Bill, the Energy Title has long had a target on its back. When the 2014 Farm Bill was signed into law, it contained $694 million in mandatory funding for the Energy Title.  Since then, appropriators and special interest groups have successfully sought to cut the Energy Title, despite its importance to rural America.   

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Headlines

Scott Pruitt, Longtime Adversary of EPA, Confirmed to Lead the Agency

Dems Probe Trump Adviser Icahn’s Role in Ethanol Policy

Peterson, Davis, Noem, and Loebsack Lead Call for Strong RFS

Lawmakers Aim to Boost Central Illinois Agricultural Economy

Researchers Produce Renewable Car Tires From Trees, Grass 

 

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