Insights and Stories on RFS

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 […]

U.S. EPA proposes hike in 2020 biofuel mandate

Jul. 6, 2019 at 3:26 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk

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

Jun. 11, 2019 at 8:41 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters

Trump’s EPA unveils plan to pump up ethanol as Big Oil cries foul

Mar. 12, 2019 at 8:21 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. EPA changed rules to help refiners get biofuel waivers, suit alleges

Mar. 7, 2019 at 12:46 pm CST

By Jarrett Renshaw

Biofuels group suing U.S. EPA over small refinery exemptions

Feb. 5, 2019 at 4:54 am CST

Washington | Reuters — Biofuels group Growth Energy filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, challenging the agency’s renewable fuel mandate for 2019 as failing to address rising waived biofuel volumes. “EPA’s inaction on addressing lost gallons due to small refinery exemptions in this rulemaking […]

By Reuters

U.S. EPA scraps plan to force refiners to blend more biofuels

Jul. 12, 2018 at 12:57 am CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ditched a detailed plan that would have forced refiners to blend more biofuels into their gasoline and diesel in 2019 to compensate for volumes likely to be exempted under the agency’s small refinery hardship waiver program, according to newly released […]

By Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. biofuels industry, advocates see hope in Pruitt’s successor

Jul. 6, 2018 at 8:27 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Corn growers and biofuel producers cheered the resignation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in the hope that his successor may give them more access and fewer threats to reducing domestic requirements. Pruitt led U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to roll back […]

By Chris Prentice Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. EPA proposes higher 2019 biofuels mandate

Jun. 27, 2018 at 5:30 am CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed setting a blending mandate of 19.88 billion gallons for 2019 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), three per cent higher from this year’s and in line with expectations. The agency also said it is considering a number of measures to […]

By Reuters

U.S. EPA won’t force refiners to make up waived biofuels volumes

Jun. 15, 2018 at 4:23 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it cannot make large oil refineries blend additional biofuels into their gasoline to make up for volumes waived under the small refinery hardship waiver program, unless Congress authorizes it. The agency’s decision was certain to anger the […]

By Jarrett Renshaw

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