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Articles tagged under: biodiesel

National Biodiesel Board Meets in Washington D.C.

Published November 20, 2019

The National Biodiesel Board met in Washington D.C. asking lawmakers to extend the biodiesel tax credit. Brewster, Minnesota farmer Ron Obermoller says something also needs to be done to address the small refinery waivers. "One of the rulemakers for the…
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Lawmakers Request Action on Biodiesel Tax Extenders

Published November 7, 2019

House Democrats sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal this week, asking for action on the biodiesel tax extenders. In the letter, the lawmakers reference the closing or production reduction of…
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The Potential for Less Ethanol and Continued Hard Times

Published October 17, 2019

National Farmers Union Senior Vice President of Public Policy Rob Larew says the EPA is relying on the Department of Energy’s (DOE) recommended levels of waivers in the proposed biofuels rule and that’s not reality. "The reality is the EPA…
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Grassley Hopeful EPA Will Keep Its Word

Published October 4, 2019

The biggest prize of EPA’s entire promise was addressing small refinery waivers. That’s according to Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. The EPA is offering a three-year rolling average in the 2020 Renewable Volume Obligations (or RVOs). "There are also things included…
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EPA Announces Solution for Small Refinery Exemptions

Published October 4, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency released more details Friday on a solution to make up for granting small refinery waivers. The EPA will use a three-year rolling average of actual waived gallons and apply it to the 2020 Renewable Volume Obligations.…
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Perdue: RFS Plan Still Being Worked Out

Published October 2, 2019

Speaking to reporters at World Dairy Expo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the details of a new plan to offset small refinery waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard are still being hammered out. "President Trump insisted we maintain 15 billion…
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Biodiesel Board Still Waiting on an RFS Announcement

Published September 23, 2019

National Biodiesel Board (NBB) CEO Donnell Rehagen tells the Red River Farm Network he hasn’t seen any details on next steps on the Renewable Fuel Standard from the White House as of Friday afternoon. "I do know President Trump and…
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Permitting Process Has Begun for Epitome Energy Facility

Published September 6, 2019

Farmers, agriculture organizations and community members gathered in Crookston, Minnesota yesterday to learn more about a proposed project that seeks to bring economic value to Polk County. Epitome Energy has plans to build a soybean crush and biodiesel production facility.…
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Court Dismisses Biofuel Lawsuit Against EPA

Published September 2, 2019

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit dismissed the National Biodiesel Board’s petition to uphold the EPA’s method for setting biomass-based diesel volumes in the 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard rules. Under the RFS, the EPA flatlined advanced biofuel…
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EPA Proposes New Renewable Volume Obligations

Published July 5, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing 20.04 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended into fuel supply in 2020, an increase from the 19.92 billion gallons in 2018. The mandate includes 15 billion gallons of conventional biofuels, such as…
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