Articles tagged under: Renewable Fuel Standard
Ethanol Supporters Want EPA to Account for Small Refinery Waivers
Published August 1, 2019
Supporters of U.S. ethanol testified in a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Volume Obligations Wednesday. At the hearing, the National Corn Growers Association asked the EPA to keep the Renewable Fuel Standard whole by accounting for waived ethanol…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…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…EPA Boosts Renewable Volume Obligations for 2019
Published November 30, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency increased its numbers in the final renewable volume obligations for 2019. There are 418 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel available for the fuel supply, an increase of 100 million gallons from the proposed requirements.RFA Wants EPA to Account for Small Refinery Waivers in RVO
Published November 26, 2018
Ahead of an EPA announcement on the 2019 Renewable Volume Obligations, Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper is expressing concern on small refinery exemptions. He says the exemptions are impacting ethanol demand. "Demand in the domestic market is softer than…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…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.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,…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…