Articles tagged under: RFS
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…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…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.”…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…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…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…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…Ethanol Industry Continues Concern With EPA
Published June 1, 2018
American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings is concerned with the status of E15. "We're very concerned the administration is not going to fulfill the promise of the President to allow E15 use year-round. You would sure expect if the…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…