Articles tagged under: Ethanol
EPA Takes Input on RFS
Published July 19, 2018
At a public hearing in Michigan, the Environmental Protection Agency got an earful about the Renewable Fuel Standard and small-refinery waivers. With the departure of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty said…Ethanol Industry Asks EPA for Course Correction
Published July 18, 2018
The biofuels industry is calling on the new EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to reverse the damage done to the ethanol industry under former Administrator Scott Pruitt. National Corn Growers Association President Kevin Skunes, who farms at Arthur, North Dakota, said…A Plan to Reallocate Waived Biofuels
Published July 15, 2018
The ethanol industry will continue to pursue a fix for the damages brought on from EPA’s issuing of small refinery waivers. Ahead of a public hearing Wednesday, Renewable Fuels Association Executive Vice-President Geoff Cooper says there is a plan to…Ethanol Industry Gets Acquainted with Wheeler
Published July 11, 2018
Ethanol supporters want the Renewable Fuel Standard to be completely implemented as written. Red River Farm Network’s Carah Hart reports there’s hope the newly appointed EPA acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler, could make this happen.Pro-Ethanol Groups Praise Pruitt’s Departure
Published July 6, 2018
National Corn Growers Association President Kevin Skunes says it’s no secret corn farmers were frustrated with EPA Administrator Pruitt’s actions granting waivers for refineries and undermining the Renewable Fuels Standard. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor felt Pruitt strained the Administration’s…Small Refinery Waivers Exceed Expectations
Published June 28, 2018
In 2016 and 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency granted 2.25 billion gallons in small refinery waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard. That’s far more than a recent Renewable Fuels Association estimate of 1.6 billion gallons. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley was…Rally for Agriculture Planned
Published June 25, 2018
The North Dakota Farmers Union is organizing an agriculture rally Wednesday morning. A tractorcade, rally and lunch will bring attention to the farm bill, trade, ethanol and nutrition. The rally begins 11 AM Wednesday morning at the Red River Valley…Biofuel Announcement Anticipated
Published June 25, 2018
An announcement on renewable energy policy was expected to take place Friday in Missouri but was postponed over continued concerns about the waivers given to small refineries. There are news reports the Environmental Protection Agency will propose an overall renewable…Ethanol Demand Loss Frustrates SD Farmers
Published June 13, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with farmers in Reliance, South Dakota Wednesday. National Corn Growers Association board director Keith Alverson, who farms at Chester, South Dakota, says Pruitt remains vague. "The margins are pinched at ethanol plants. We're…