Expect global commodity volatility: Global commodity prices are projected this year to be higher than usual although below 2022 levels and “volatiility in these markets in the near term is to be expected,” said a University of Missouri think tank. (FAPRI)
Arizona acts on alfalfa: Amid complaints Saudi Arabia was effectively exporting Arizona water, the State Land Department is terminating leases held by a Saudi company that grows alfalfa with irrigated water and ships to hay to be fed to dairy cows at home. (AZPM)
Need carbon pipeline safeguards: A dozen House Democrats asked President Biden to block new permits for carbon pipelines, such as three proposed in the Midwest to transport carbon dioxide from ethanol plants, until federal safety rules are updated. (Reuters)
The sea turns green: The deep blue ocean “is turning a touch greener” as a result of climate change, which is raising the temperature of the sea and changing its ecosystems, say scientists. (NASA)
RFA prods California on E15: The California state Air Resources Board “appears to be purposely ‘slow-walking’ the approval process” for statewide sale of E15, a richer than usual blend of ethanol into gasoline, said a biofuel trade group. (Renewable Fuels Association)