Articles tagged under: Renewable Fuel Standard

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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Senators Challenge EPA Waivers

Published April 21, 2018

A bipartisan group of farm-state senators has asked the EPA to stop issuing waivers that allow oil refiners to forego the biofuels mandate. The senators said the recent rash of waivers undermines the Renewable Fuel Standard. This effort is being…
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