Articles tagged under: Renewable Fuel Standard

Biodiesel Industry Displeased with RVOs

Published November 30, 2018

The National Biodiesel Board is somewhat displeased with the EPA’s renewable volume obligations for biomass-based diesel volumes in 2020 at 2.43 billion gallons. NBB CEO Donnell Rehagen says the EPA is setting volumes lower than the agency acknowledges will be…
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Ethanol Supporters Still Disappointed

Published November 30, 2018

The ethanol industry isn’t happy with the Environmental Protection Agency. While there are 15 billion gallons of conventional biofuel blending in the 2019 renewable volume obligations, the American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings says small refinery waivers continue to…
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Biodiesel Industry Anxious for EPA Announcement

Published November 23, 2018

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed 2.43 billion gallons of biodiesel be made available for users in 2020 (via the Renewable Fuel Standard). That’s a 300-million-gallon increase from 2019. National Biodiesel Board Director of Outreach and Development Tom…
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Kavanaugh Picked for the High Court

Published July 10, 2018

In a prime-time address, President Donald Trump named Brett Kavanaugh as his pick for the Supreme Court vacancy. Kavanaugh has been a judge on the circuit court of appeals in Washington, D.C. for the past 12 years. During that time,…
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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…
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Proposed RVO Increase, Ethanol Supporters Not Happy

Published June 27, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency released their proposed volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard Tuesday. EPA increased renewable fuels from 19.29 billion gallons to 19.88 billion gallons. Conventional biofuels, mostly ethanol, stays the same at 15 billion gallons. The proposed…
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SD Farmers Disappointed with Pruitt Meeting

Published June 14, 2018

South Dakota farmers are disappointed with Wednesday’s meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Miller, South Dakota farmer David Fremark says Pruitt doesn’t understand the loss of RINs mean less demand for corn. "It was difficult to try to get that through…
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