U.S. Agriculture Department Announces $100 Million to Expand Biofuel Availability

U.S. Energy Department Invests $46 Million in Biofuel Technologies

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The U.S. Energy Department on Aug. 31 announced $46 million in funding for 22 biofuel projects to help reduce carbon emissions in the transportation and power sector. The grant aims to lower the cost of fuels and products made from algal feedstocks while increasing the positive greenhouse gas impacts that could be achieved by deploying…...

U.S. Energy Department Announces Crude Oil Purchase to Test Market

Court Rules Two 2018 Oil Leases in Gulf of Mexico Unlawful

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Aug. 30 ruled two oil leases – lease sales 250 and 251 – conducted by the Interior Department during the Trump administration in the Gulf of Mexico were unlawful. In 2020, a federal district court declared that the sales were valid, and environmental groups…...