Biobased and Renewable Products Update December 13, 2018 Federal BETO 2019 Opens Registration On December 11, 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced that registration is now open for the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) 2019 Project Peer Review. The event will […]
ARGENTINA Argentina Continues Inter-agency Coordination on Chemicals and Waste Management: In 2017, the Argentinian government, recognizing that there are multiple authorities and agencies within the country that manage a variety of international conventions (e.g., The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, The […]
EPA Releases “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) Replacement Rule Proposal Today, on December 11, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced EPA’s and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) release of their highly anticipated proposed replacement definition of “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) that […]
December 7, 2018 Department of Water Resources Withdraws California WaterFix Project from Consideration by Delta Stewardship Council This afternoon the Department of Water Resources (DWR) withdrew its Certification of Consistency for the California WaterFix from consideration by the Delta Stewardship Council (Council). Bowing to pressure from Council members, Council staff, […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update December 6, 2018 Federal DOE ARPA-E OPEN 2018 Program Announces Funding For New Projects On November 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced the latest open funding opportunity for 40 new projects (OPEN 2018). The funds add up […]