LENEXA, KANSAS (April 16, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the availability of $2 million in grant funding for tribal applicants to establish diesel emission reduction projects. Under this grant competition, applicants may request up to $800,000 in federal funding.

LENEXA, KANSAS (April 15, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking grant applications through the Children's Healthy Learning Environments Grant Initiative from states, federally-recognized tribes, universities, local governments, non-profits, and other groups to support children’s environmental health in school and child-care settings. These grants advance children’s environmental health by providing education, training, tools, and capacity building.

WASHINGTON DC (April 15, 2020) — The Department of Homeland Security, with the support of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), has announced a temporary final rule to change certain H-2A requirements to help US agricultural employers avoid disruptions in lawful agricultural-related employment, protect the nation’s food supply-chain, and lessen impacts from the coronavirus (COVID-19) public-health emergency.

LENEXA, KANSAS (April 13, 2020) — The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an action today intended to streamline and modernize EPA's existing fuels-regulations by eliminating costly and unnecessary duplication.

WASHINGTON DC (April 13, 2020) — US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of federal programs that can be used by rural communities, organizations, and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

ANKENY, IOWA (April 9, 2020) — A report released by the Iowa Department of Revenue shows biodiesel-blended fuel represented 69.9 percent of the total reported sales of on-road diesel last year in Iowa. Furthermore, blends of 11–20 percent biodiesel (B11–B20) made up most of those sales.

WASHINGTON DC (April 1, 2020) — To further the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) work on the 

LENEXA, KANSAS (April 1, 2020) – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking further action to help ease the production and availability of EPA-registered disinfectants. EPA will temporarily allow manufacturers of certain already-registered EPA disinfectants to obtain certain active ingredients from any source of suppliers without checking with the agency first.

WASHINGTON DC (March 30, 2020) — Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today announced that USDA has extended the deadline for 

WASHINGTON DC (March 26, 2020) — The National Organic Program (NOP) has released an update about our enforcement work: 

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