News Releases

NBB Calls on Members to Speak Up for RFS

September 26, 2013

In a letter to members this week, National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe called on NBB members to stand up in defense of the Renewable Fuels Standard in response to calls by petroleum groups for ...

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EPA’s Final Rule on Heating Oil Promising for Biodiesel

September 26, 2013

As reported by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) earlier this week, the EPA has issued a final rule that expands the definition of heating oil under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and confirming that biodiesel ...

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EPA, Courts Announce Decisions on Water Policy

September 26, 2013

Two events in recent days may impact farmers as state and federal governments attempt to improve water quality. In the first, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule last week aimed at clarifying federal ...

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Farm, Trade and Transport Groups Press House Ways and Means on Inland Waterways User Fee Increase

September 26, 2013

In a letter to House Ways and Means Committee leadership Tuesday, ASA joined with dozens of trade, farm and transportation groups in urging an increase in the user fee that barge and towing companies pay ...

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ASA’s Murphy Meets with Secretary Vilsack, Administrator McCarthy on Biotech, Regulation

September 26, 2013

ASA President Danny Murphy and ASA Washington Representative John Gordley met on Capitol Hill Monday with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, as well as with several other farm organizations to discuss ...

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