Articles tagged under: RFS

Perdue: RFS Plan Still Being Worked Out

Published October 2, 2019

Speaking to reporters at World Dairy Expo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the details of a new plan to offset small refinery waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard are still being hammered out. "President Trump insisted we maintain 15 billion…
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Renewable Fuel Negotiations Continue

Published September 13, 2019

Negotiations continue between President Trump, lawmakers and the biofuels industry. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he's been involved with the reallocation of waived ethanol. "I thought it would be done by now." Grassley says he is optimistic a compromise can…
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Endangered Species Must be Part of RFS Process

Published September 9, 2019

The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. is requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to consider the Renewable Fuels Standard has on endangered species. The Sierra Club and the Gulf Restoration Network sued EPA regarding the Endangered Species Act. The court…
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Small Refinery Waivers Addressed in Peterson-Johnson Bill

Published May 24, 2019

Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson and South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson have introduced legislation that sets up a June 1 deadline for refineries to submit small refinery exemption requests from the Renewable Fuel Standard obligations. The bill also calls for increased…
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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…
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Enviros Challenge RFS and Land-Use Regulations

Published October 31, 2018

A coalition of environmental groups want the Environmental Protection Agency to change the way land-use is evaluated for the Renewable Fuel Standard. The 2007 law that includes the RFS has restrictions to prevent the loss of native grassland. A petition…
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Peterson Introduces Renewable Fuels Act

Published September 10, 2018

House lawmakers want to require the Environmental Protection Agency to reallocate gallons of biofuels lost to small refinery waivers. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson recently introduced a bipartisan bill called “Restoring Our Commitment to the Renewable Fuels Act.”…
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Denver Court to Hear RFS Court Case

Published July 31, 2018

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a lawsuit that challenges EPA’s small refinery waivers. The Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association, American Coalition for Ethanol and National Farmers Union filed the lawsuit. These groups argue EPA abused…
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EPA Takes Input on RFS

Published July 19, 2018

At a public hearing in Michigan, the Environmental Protection Agency got an earful about the Renewable Fuel Standard and small-refinery waivers. With the departure of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty said…
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