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A federal appeals court vacated action taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard. (DTN file photo by Nick Scalise)
Posted by Todd Neeley

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday vacated the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's denial of previously granted small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

World & Policy

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Oil futures closest to expiration on the New York Mercantile Exchange and Brent crude on the Intercontinental Exchange softened Monday morning after two back-to-back weeks of losses.

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Farm Life

This Idaho flax field may look like a painting, but Dan Lakey is trying not to look too hard at Mother Nature's brush strokes this season. Weather has taken a toll on many of his crops. (DTN photo courtesy of Dan Lakey)
Posted by Pamela Smith

Weather continues to create interesting scenarios for DTN's View From the Cab farmers in Idaho and Kentucky. This week updates on some challenging crop conditions and the farmers provide some views on purchasing machinery.

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What DTN Is Watching

U.S. Commerce Department reports on personal incomes and consumer spending are due out at 7:30 a.m. CDT Friday, the same time as the PCE inflation index for June. The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment for July will be out at 9 a.m. Grain traders continue to watch the latest weather forecasts with a view to conditions in August.

Weather

Scattered showers continue near the Gulf Coast on Friday, aided somewhat by an upper-level low in the Southern Plains. A front moving through the Northern Plains will bring some relief to recent triple-digit temperatures along with some isolated showers. Temperatures continue to creep upward in most areas east of the Rockies where showers aren't occurring with cooler air behind the front in the Canadian Prairies.

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