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Michael Regan, secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality in North Carolina and President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be Environmental Protection Agency administrator, called National Corn Growers Association President Jon Doggett after the announcement of his nomination, AgWeb reported.
Doggett quoted Regan as saying he knows the importance of the Renewable Fuel Standard to the corn industry.
“That was really good to hear,” Doggett noted.
American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings said, “We congratulate Secretary Regan on his nomination to be EPA administrator and look forward to working with him to get the Renewable Fuel Standard back on track, clear regulatory hurdles to E15 and higher blends, and ensure corn ethanol is part of the solution to new policies designed to tackle climate change.
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ArcelorMittal signed an investment agreement with
Invitalia; and, lastly, the Aluminum Association congratulated two of President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet nominations.
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U.S. steel capacity utilization rate up to 73.2%
The rate marked an increase from 70.9% the previous week.
Furthermore, production during the week ended Dec. 19 totaled 1.62 million net tons, up 3.3% from the previous week.
ArcelorMittal announces investment with Invitalia
Aside from capacity utilization rates, steelmaker ArcelorMittal earlier this month announced they have signed an investment agreement with Italian state-owned company Invitalia.
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(Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden is expected as soon as Wednesday to name key members of his core team that will help him overhaul U.S. energy and environment policy to fight climate change, with a goal of bringing the economy to net-zero emissions by 2050.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden pauses as he delivers a televised address to the nation, after the U.S. Electoral College formally confirmed his victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, from Biden s transition headquarters at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
An online public hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2021.
According to the nonprofit based in nearby Hartford, âOver the next month, CWEET will be working to bring awareness to the impact of the industrial waste management, as well as relevant information to the short- and long-term effects to the water, ecosystem and public health due to the processes allowed/disallowed by the permits.â
At issue is a request from Blue Ridge Paper Products that a previous color variance be removed.
The change is part of the companyâs renewal of its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit No. NC0000272.