Articles tagged under: Renewable Fuels Association
EPA Issues Three More Small Refinery Exemptions
Published January 19, 2021
In the final hours of the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency issued three small refinery exemptions from 2018 and 2019. Farm groups and biofuel supporters issued disapproving statements in response. The Renewable Fuels Association condemned the EPA’s decision calling…Plaintiffs Comment as Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Biofuels Case
Published January 11, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a lower court ruling from one year ago that limited the government’s ability to exempt small refineries from the Renewable Fuel Standard. In a joint statement, the plaintiffs in the case said the Tenth…Top Ag Lobbyists Recognized
Published December 14, 2020
The Washington, D.C. publication, The Hill, is out with its annual list of the top lobbyists. A handful of agricultural lobbyists are being recognized including Bayer Vice President of Government Relations and Policy Mike Parrish, Renewable Fuels Association President and…Biofuels Coalition Challenges 31 of EPA’s 2018 Small Refinery Exemptions
Published December 8, 2020
A biofuels coalition that includes Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, National Biodiesel Board and others filed a brief on Tuesday to challenge 2018 small refinery exemptions granted by the EPA. The groups submitted the filing to the D.C. Circuit…Hoping for a Clean Slate at EPA
Published November 25, 2020
Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper would like to see the next EPA administrator acknowledge the value of renewable fuels. "Especially when it comes to emissions reductions and reducing carbon from transportation fuels. We haven't had that with the last…McCaherty to Lead RFA
Published November 16, 2020
The new chairperson of the Renewable Fuels Association is the CEO of Guardian Energy Management Jeanne McCaherty. McCaherty is based in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The company provides executive management for three ethanol refinery businesses, including Hankinson Renewable Energy in North…COVID-19 Funding for Biofuels Still In Limbo
Published September 24, 2020
The Continuing Resolution being considered does not include additional COVID-19 funding for the biofuels industry. However, National Farmers Union biofuels advisor Anne Steckel says it does offer language prohibiting the USDA to pay oil refiners out of the Commodity Credit…EPA Officials Talk RFS, Water Regs and More at Big Iron
Published September 21, 2020
Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the agency would deny oil refiner’s requests for retroactive small refinery exemptions. According to the administrator’s ag advisor Carrie Meadows, the agency took their time in making the decision to ensure…EPA Will Deny Retroactive Small Refinery Exemptions
Published September 14, 2020
On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency said they would deny retroactive small refinery exemptions, the so-called “gap-filling” petitions for the 2011-18 compliance years. "If the EPA will denies the retroactive exemptions, that's very good news for the ethanol industry and…