Biden EPA Designee Reaches Out to Corn Growers

December 21, 2020

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by John Herath (Farm Journal AgWeb) President-Elect Joe Biden officially announced his climate cabinet on Saturday, including the nomination of Michael Regan of North Carolina to be EPA Administrator. On the eve of that announcement, Regan was on the phone with the CEO of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).

“Friday night, I got a call from Michael. He called me on my cell phone, he called me at night. It was not set up, and I was completely surprised,” NCGA CEO Jon Doggett told Chip Flory on the AgriTalk Radio Show. “He just wanted to introduce himself and said, ‘You know, we've got a lot of work to do together if I get confirmed, and I’m looking forward to working with you.’”

Doggett said much of the conversation focused on working with corn growers to reverse climate change.

Doggett quoted Regan as saying, “I know the RFS (Renewable Fuels Standard) is important to the corn industry, and climate change is important to Joe Biden and the rest of the country. And we are really looking forward to helping farmers find opportunities to help us address climate change.”

“That was really good to hear,” Doggett noted. READ MORE

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