The EPA announced late Friday that it had granted 31 small refinery exemptions (SREs) for 2018, bringing the total number to 7.4 percent of the overall 19.29-billion-gallon required biofuel volume obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). By comparison, the 2017 SREs were 9.4 percent of the overall RFS volumes.
Biofuel groups and the National Corn Growers (NCGA) reacted with predictable opposition to the news, especially since President Trump’s announcement of year-round E15 use earlier this year was met with the industry’s frustration on SREs as a more pressing issue. There is some indication that their message was received by the administration. In its press statement regarding the SREs, the EPA took the unusual...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
