Insights and Stories on EPA

U.S. EPA proposes biofuel mandate cuts

Dec. 7, 2021 at 3:29 pm CST

New York | Reuters — The Biden administration proposed on Tuesday a reduction in the amount of biofuels that U.S. oil refiners were required to blend into their fuel mix since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The long-awaited decision offers some relief to the U.S. refining industry after the […]

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. grains: Soybeans ease as Midwest’s rains seen boosting crop

Aug. 27, 2021 at 3:18 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. EPA recommends lowering 2020 biofuel mandates retroactively

Aug. 26, 2021 at 5:01 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

CBOT weekly outlook: Factors worth watching

Aug. 25, 2021 at 6:03 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat gain in commodities rebound

Aug. 23, 2021 at 3:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday in a modest recovery from last week’s two-month low as crude oil markets rebounded and lifted soyoil prices more than three per cent, traders said. Wheat also gained as the U.S. dollar softened and as weekly export inspections topped trade […]

By Karl Plume

U.S. grains: Soy, corn slide on macroeconomic fears, biofuel worries

Aug. 20, 2021 at 6:44 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell to their lowest in nearly two months on Friday and corn set a near one-month low on macroeconomic concerns along with beneficial rains in the western Midwest and Plains, analysts said. Soyoil futures fell more than five per cent on reports that […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. to ban use of chlorpyrifos on food crops

Aug. 18, 2021 at 7:46 pm CDT

UPDATED, Aug. 25 –– Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said it will ban the use on food crops of chlorpyrifos insecticide, which has been linked to health problems in children. The decision is a victory for environmental activists who have fought to stop the […]

By Tom Polansek

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. 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