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	cleanest production pathways." The authors praise California's Low Carbon Fuels Standard, which requires a 10 percent decrease in the carbon content of transportation fuels sold in the state by 2020. "Such policies should also be paired with strong incentives for water and wildlife protection that should accompany any solely carbon-focused standard," they recommend. They are looking to the new farm bill now before the U.S. Senate to maintain or expand the federal Conservation Reserve Program "in recognition of its critical role in maintaining vulnerable soil, water, and wildlife habitat resources." In addition, the report calls for a strong "Sodsaver" provision in the farm bill that eliminates subsidy support for any crops planted on formerly untilled grasslands. This measure also is advocated by many other environmental groups. The authors call on local and regional decision makers to strengthen and expand groundwater conservation efforts and also to guide ethanol production toward the most sustainable locations by making local approval of ethanol plant siting contingent on analyzing the impacts on water resources in areas of water scarcity.


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