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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…

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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…

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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…

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Small Refinery Waivers Continue to Challenge Ethanol

Published August 10, 2020

Over the past 15 years with the Renewable Fuel Standard, regulatory challenges, including small refinery waivers, have been a challenge. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says it would be insane for the Department of Energy to recommend approval for…

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COVID-19 Relief: What the Ethanol Industry Wants

Published July 20, 2020

The biofuels industry wants to be included in the next round of federal COVID-19 relief and they just may get it. The HEROES Act, passed in the House, offers at least one solution for the biofuels industry. "There's a program…

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Oil Refineries Seek Retroactive Small Refinery Waivers

Published June 19, 2020

Oil refineries are asking the EPA for more small refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard. According to the agency, 52 new petitions have been received. This time, the requests are retroactive, ranging from 2011-2018. In response, biofuel supporters said…

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Ethanol Industry Continues to Seek COVID-19 Assistance

Published June 8, 2020

Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says the U.S. ethanol industry is still a long way from normal operations. "We are beginning to climb out of the hole that COVID-19 put us in, but we're still about 35 percent below…

Unusual Times Continue for U.S. Ethanol Industry

Published April 22, 2020

Renewable Fuels Association chief economist Scott Richman says the recent oil market decline is a sign of these unusual times. "It's reflective of the demand destruction for transportation fuels," says Richman. "It's hard to get supply and demand in balance."…

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New Analysis Highlights COVID-19 Impact on Ethanol

Published April 21, 2020

The coronavirus is having a swift and sharp impact on the U.S. ethanol industry. A new analysis by the Renewable Fuels Association says U.S. ethanol sales could decline by $10 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic and crude oil glut.…

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McCaherty to Lead RFA

COVID-19 Funding for Biofuels Still In Limbo

EPA Officials Talk RFS, Water Regs and More at Big Iron

EPA Will Deny Retroactive Small Refinery Exemptions

Small Refinery Waivers Continue to Challenge Ethanol

COVID-19 Relief: What the Ethanol Industry Wants

Oil Refineries Seek Retroactive Small Refinery Waivers

Ethanol Industry Continues to Seek COVID-19 Assistance

Unusual Times Continue for U.S. Ethanol Industry

New Analysis Highlights COVID-19 Impact on Ethanol

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