EPA Poised To Send Long-Awaited Biogenic CO2 Proposal For OMB Review

EPA is sending its long-awaited proposal setting criteria for biomass to be considered carbon neutral when burned for energy, and potentially when used in agricultural applications, to the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) for inter-agency review as soon as Feb. 21, sources say. The proposal is expected to reflect EPA’s April 2018 policy statement from then-Administrator Scott Pruitt finding that carbon dioxide emissions “resulting from the combustion of biomass from managed forests at stationary sources for energy...