Insights and Stories on EPA

Trump’s EPA promises biofuel boost, angers Big Oil

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:00 pm CDT

Washington/New York | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a plan to boost U.S. biofuels consumption starting next year to help struggling farmers, a move that cheered the agriculture industry but triggered a backlash from Big Oil. The plan would require an unspecified increase in the amount of […]

U.S. grains: Corn falls; wheat, soy rise

Oct. 4, 2019 at 6:10 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Trump backs plan boosting biofuel quotas 10 per cent in 2020

Sep. 16, 2019 at 7:27 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

Trump promises ethanol-related ‘giant package’ to please farmers

Aug. 29, 2019 at 6:44 pm CDT

By David Alexander Humeyra Pamuk Stephanie Kelly

White House seen aiming to calm U.S. farmer unrest over biofuels

Aug. 20, 2019 at 3:53 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk Jarrett Renshaw

Ag-state senator says Trump EPA ‘screwed us’ with biofuel waivers

Aug. 16, 2019 at 3:51 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — Iowa’s Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency has “screwed” the U.S. ethanol industry and farmers by granting waivers to 31 small petroleum refineries, effectively exempting them from an obligation to use more ethanol in their products. The powerful senator, who represents […]

By Humeyra Pamuk

U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

Jul. 9, 2019 at 5:03 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — A law firm representing small U.S. refineries has urged the Environmental Protection Agency to keep refiners’ applications for waivers from the nation’s biofuel policy secret from the Department of Agriculture, arguing that the petitions include confidential business information. The request, made by Perkins Coie in a […]

By Reuters

U.S. EPA proposes hike in 2020 biofuel mandate

Jul. 6, 2019 at 3:26 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday proposed refiners increase the volume of biofuels blended into their annual fuel output but did not reallocate the waived amounts under the hardship program, drawing ire from powerful corn and biofuel groups as well as Republican senators. The […]

By Humeyra Pamuk

As Biden tours Iowa, farmers want to know where he stands on ethanol

Jun. 11, 2019 at 8:41 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Joe Biden may have an ethanol problem. The former U.S. vice-president has pledged support for advanced biofuels as part of his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. But Biden, who leads the crowded Democratic field in opinion polls in Iowa and nationally, faces lingering […]

By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters

U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

Jun. 10, 2019 at 7:19 pm CDT

Reuters — The main U.S. refining industry association said on Monday it sued to block the Trump administration’s effort to expand sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, arguing the move exceeded the administration’s authority. The legal challenge from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association escalated a battle […]