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Perdue Fields Questions from Farmers at Farm Progress

Published August 29, 2019

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue fielded many questions during a roundtable discussion at the Farm Progress Show on Wednesday. A common topic of discussion was small refinery waivers, the biodiesel tax credit and the Renewable Fuel Standard. "Let's think about how…

More RFS Details Could Be Released

Published August 29, 2019

President Donald Trump may release more details about the realignment of biofuel gallons in the Renewable Fuel Standard. American Soybean Association Vice-President and Worthington, Minnesota farmer Bill Gordon says Secretary Perdue wouldn’t discuss the details at the Farm Progress Show.…

Frustration Continues with EPA Granting Small Refinery Waivers

Published August 13, 2019

Frustration continues to build from ethanol supporters as the Environmental Protection Agency continues to grant small refinery waivers. The agency recently released 31 small refinery exemption waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says the…

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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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.

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Articles tagged under: Renewable Fuel Standard

Perdue Fields Questions from Farmers at Farm Progress

More RFS Details Could Be Released

Frustration Continues with EPA Granting Small Refinery Waivers

Ethanol Supporters Want EPA to Account for Small Refinery Waivers

Biodiesel Industry Displeased with RVOs

Ethanol Supporters Still Disappointed

EPA Boosts Renewable Volume Obligations for 2019

RFA Wants EPA to Account for Small Refinery Waivers in RVO

Biodiesel Industry Anxious for EPA Announcement

Ethanol Industry Gets Acquainted with Wheeler

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