On November 1, 2018, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, along with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry, sent a letter to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations. The letter describes the agencies’ work to ensure consistent federal policy on forest biomass energy and promote clear policies that encourage the treatment of forest biomass as a carbon-neutral renewable energy solution.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- EPA, USDA, and DOE Response to Congress on Biomass Carbon Neutrality (PDF)(4 pp, 2 MB, November 1, 2018)