Palm oil industry hires lobbying powerhouse to overturn EPA ruling on biofuels

Mongabay: The palm oil industry has hired lobbying powerhouse Holland & Knight to help overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that palm oil-based biodiesel fails to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets under the country's Renewable Fuels Standard, reports The Hill. "Lobbying disclosure records show that the Malaysian Palm Oil Council, the Indonesian Palm Oil Board and Neste Oil have brought on Holland & Knight, which is among K Street's highest revenue lobby shops," writes Ben Geman on...

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