Articles tagged under: RFS

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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A Plan to Reallocate Waived Biofuels

Published July 15, 2018

The ethanol industry will continue to pursue a fix for the damages brought on from EPA’s issuing of small refinery waivers. Ahead of a public hearing Wednesday, Renewable Fuels Association Executive Vice-President Geoff Cooper says there is a plan to…
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Ethanol Demand Loss Frustrates SD Farmers

Published June 13, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt met with farmers in Reliance, South Dakota Wednesday. National Corn Growers Association board director Keith Alverson, who farms at Chester, South Dakota, says Pruitt remains vague. "The margins are pinched at ethanol plants. We're…
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EPA Sued for Small Refinery Waivers

Published May 30, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency is being challenged for granting three small refinery waivers to large processors. A coalition of farm groups including the National Corn Growers Association, National Farmers Union and the Renewable Fuels Association filed a lawsuit Tuesday saying…
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