Trump's USDA Secretary pick led group against ethanol and farm subsidies
According to an analysis of the group's policies, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Agriculture Department is Brooke Rollins. She led an organization opposed to ethanol mandates as well as farm subsidies. These are major programs that she could influence, if confirmed. Rollins' background could put her at odds with lawmakers from farm states at her nomination hearing this Thursday…
Trump's USDA Secretary pick led group against ethanol and farm subsidies
According to an analysis of the group's policies, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Agriculture Department is Brooke Rollins. She led a group that opposed ethanol mandates as well as farm subsidies. These are major programs she would be able to influence if she were confirmed. Rollins' background could put her at odds with lawmakers from farm states at her nomination hearing this Thursday…
DOE Chief Perry: OPEC Bill Could Spike Oil Prices
The United States needs to be cautious about pending legislation that would allow the Justice Department to sue OPEC and other oil producers over supply cuts because it could result in higher prices in the long term, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Thursday."We need to be really careful before we pass legislation that may have an impact that goes way past its intended consequences…
Senators Object to EPA's Planned Biofuel Changes
A group of 38 U.S. senators asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to abandon plans to lower biofuels requirements for oil refiners in 2018, according to a letter made public by the office of Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. The senators, including Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, said in the…
