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November 26, 2024

NOPA Announces Retirement of Long Serving Oilseed Industry Veteran David Hovermale

Led Organization’s Government Relations Work for More Than 25 Years WASHINGTON, D.C., November 26, 2024 – The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) announced today the upcoming retirement of Executive Vice President of Government Relations, David Hovermale. Hovermale joined the organization in 1998 and has been instrumental in guiding NOPA’s federal policy positioning and advocating for […]

NOPA Advocates for Sustainable Biofuel Growth in Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program

For Immediate Release: November 21, 2024 Contact: news@nopa.org WASHINGTON, November 21, 2024 – The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) today submitted comments to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) 2024 Clean Fuels Program (CFP) rulemaking, emphasizing the association’s commitment to enacting policies that will address climate change while expanding the use of soy-based biofuels […]

NOPA to CARB: Vegetable Oil Cap Is Impractical, Could Bring Unintended Consequences

Association Reiterates Calls for CARB to Reject Vegetable Oil Cap WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2024 – The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) today reiterated its call for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to reject the imposition of a vegetable oil cap and adopt a targeted, risk-based approach to sustainability requirements with increased scrutiny of waste […]