Clean Air Act

Officials from Russia and Ukraine signed a deal Friday to reopen grain exports from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. John Deere may be violating the Clean Air Act by limiting repairs on the emission control systems of its machines.

**Supply chain issues are challenging the ag sector, and farmers and ranchers hoping for quick solutions may be out of luck. The Associated Press reports a significant backlog of ships entering U.S. waters and fewer ships making a voyage back across the ocean as a big reason U...

Large grain trading firms are cutting spending as a result of low commodity prices. Industry groups federal agencies give in too easily and ‘settle’ when sued by environmental groups. Sam Clovis is no longer under consideration for a USDA undersecretary position

**US Meat Export Federation Asia Director Joel Haggard says U.S. beef export opportunities to China are hard to determine until we know more about what protocols they will require of U.S. ranchers and exporters. China says it’s willing to resume importing U...

MOUNT VERNON (AP) — The Tesoro refinery in northwestern Washington has paid a $325,000 fine to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The Skagit Valley Herald reported Saturday that the EPA issued the penalty in September after identifying shortfalls in the refinery's risk management plan following two inspections at the March Point facility in 2011..

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state is taking enforcement action against Volkswagen, saying the company violated the state's Clean Air Act. The Department of Ecology announced Monday that it issued a formal notice to the companies, the first step in a process that could result in large penalties...