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September 22, 2017

Pruitt Responds To Senators’ Request For Details On Icahn’s Advisory Role

By Lauren M. Graham, Ph.D. On September 11, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt sent a letter to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in response to the request by Senator Whitehouse and four other Democratic Senators to explain Carl Icahn’s role in shaping the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.  According to Pruitt, Icahn did not exercise excessive influence on the U.S. biofuels policy while acting as an advisor of President...
August 11, 2017

Weekly Roundup of Other Biobased News

Bloomberg, “Trump’s EPA to Reject Icahn-Backed Tweak to Biofuel Program” USDA, “Researchers Tap Papaya-Loving Algae to Make ‘Home-Grown’ Biodiesel for Hawaii” Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “Materials –Cooking Up Biofuel” Treasure Coast Research Park, “The Sweet Smell of Success…and Beets!"...