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The Senate Confirms Regan as EPA Administrator

Published March 10, 2021

The Senate confirmed EPA Administrator Michael Regan on a 66 to 34 vote. The confirmation is getting mostly positive feedback from the biofuels industry. In a statement, the American Coalition for Ethanol congratulated Regan and said they look forward to…

Ag Groups Thank EPA for Supporting Court Decision on Small Refinery Exemptions

Published February 22, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency will support the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal’s 2020 decision that small refinery waivers are only temporary. In response, the four petitioning groups including the National Corn Growers Association and American Coalition for Ethanol said they…

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What is the Future for Renewable Fuels in the Biden Administration?

Published February 22, 2021

President Joe Biden has a goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says electric vehicles aren’t zero emission vehicles. "The U.S. Department of Energy says when upstream emissions are properly considered, the…

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Collin Peterson Receives Industry Award from RFA

Published February 17, 2021

The Renewable Fuels Association awarded former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson with the RFA Industry Award. The RFA said Peterson has been the ethanol industry’s most effective and passionate advocate in the House of Representatives for decades. While in…

Biofuels Industry Looks for Fresh Start in New Administration

Published January 25, 2021

During the final days of the Trump administration, the EPA granted three additional small refinery exemptions. National Farmers Union Senior Advisor Anne Steckel says NFU is looking forward to a fresh start. "There's a different administration now with a different…

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U.S. Court of Appeals Issues Stay for Three Small Refinery Waivers

Published January 21, 2021

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered EPA’s action to grant three small refinery waivers must be “administratively stayed pending further order of the court.” According to the Renewable Fuels Association, this prevents the EPA from further…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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The Senate Confirms Regan as EPA Administrator

Ag Groups Thank EPA for Supporting Court Decision on Small Refinery Exemptions

What is the Future for Renewable Fuels in the Biden Administration?

Collin Peterson Receives Industry Award from RFA

Biofuels Industry Looks for Fresh Start in New Administration

U.S. Court of Appeals Issues Stay for Three Small Refinery Waivers

EPA Issues Three More Small Refinery Exemptions

Plaintiffs Comment as Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Biofuels Case

Top Ag Lobbyists Recognized

Biofuels Coalition Challenges 31 of EPA’s 2018 Small Refinery Exemptions

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