Insights and Stories of Stephanie Kelly

U.S. EPA allows temporary summer sales of higher-ethanol fuel

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:51 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver for a higher-ethanol gasoline blend on Friday, allowing summertime sales of the fuel in an attempt to help lower gasoline prices at the pump. The move represents a temporary win for the biofuels industry and corn […]

U.S. EPA proposes biofuel mandate cuts

Dec. 7, 2021 at 3:29 pm CST

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

U.S. EPA to propose expanding credit eligibility under biofuel program

Dec. 3, 2021 at 9:20 pm CST

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

U.S. EPA recommends lowering 2020 biofuel mandates retroactively

Aug. 26, 2021 at 5:01 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day after U.S. crop conditions report

Jul. 27, 2021 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn prices rise after days of losses

Jul. 26, 2021 at 4:28 pm CDT

New York | Reuters – Chicago soybeans and corn rose on Monday after traders fretted that both markets were oversold, while continued dryness in the northern Plains helped boost futures further. Wheat prices, however, fell. Hot, dry weather in the U.S. Midwest has raised concerns about the outlook for crops […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. appeals court rules for environmental groups in biofuel case

Jul. 16, 2021 at 5:15 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Friday in favour of environmental groups who argued against the U.S. government’s conclusion that biofuel blending obligations posed no danger to species’ habitats. The Environmental Protection Agency decides on the amount of […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. court tosses Trump-era rule expanding ethanol sales

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:47 pm CDT

New York | Reuters –– A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a U.S. rule put in place under former president Donald Trump to expand sales of corn-based ethanol, drawing ire from farm and biofuel groups that vowed to work to ensure that such sales continue. The U.S. Court […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. Supreme Court backs refineries in biofuel waiver dispute

Jun. 25, 2021 at 4:35 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday made it easier for small oil refineries to win exemptions from a federal law requiring increasing levels of ethanol and other renewable fuels to be blended into their products, a major setback for biofuel producers. The justices overturned a lower court decision […]

By Andrew Chung Stephanie Kelly

U.S. refiners amass biofuel liability as Biden mulls relief

Jun. 17, 2021 at 7:28 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. merchant refiners have amassed up to a US$1.6 billion shortfall in the credits they will need to comply with U.S. biofuel laws, according to a Reuters review of corporate disclosures, an apparent bet that the Biden administration could let them off the hook or […]

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

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