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EPA Sets Guidelines for Future Small Refinery Exemptions

Published December 19, 2019

The Environmental Protection Agency also said they are committed to following the Department of Energy’s recommendations on granting small refinery exemptions moving forward. The EPA will use a method based on the 2016-2018 annual average of exempted volumes from the…

Biofuels Announcement Still on Hold

Published September 24, 2019

Lawmakers are still waiting to see a compromise on paper regarding biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) caps would do the same damage as small refinery waivers. "There's a feeling the…

House Lawmakers Write EPA on Small Refinery Waivers

Published September 22, 2019

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson and other House lawmakers sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Friday, asking Wheeler to address damage caused by small refinery exemptions. In the letter,…

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Skor: Small Refinery Waivers Complicate Struggles in Ethanol Industry

Published August 23, 2019

The ethanol industry is struggling. Poet announced it would close an ethanol plant in Indiana due to mismanagement of the ethanol mandate. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says small refinery waivers are making things very challenging for ethanol producers. "In…

Insight Into Small Refinery Waiver Decision

Published August 19, 2019

According to Reuters, the Administration decision to grant 31 new small refinery waivers was prompted by a phone call between President Trump and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. The news has upset farm groups and lawmakers. National Corn Growers Association CEO…

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Small Refinery Waivers Frustrating Farmers

Published August 13, 2019

Mentor, Minnesota farmer John Swanson doesn't agree with the small refinery waiver exemptions granted by the Environmental Protection Agency. "Those waivers really undercut the idea of the intention to push biofuels into the market," he says. "If companies can get…

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Trump Orders Biofuel Policy Review

Published June 20, 2019

After hearing from Midwest farmers on a recent tour, President Donald Trump is ordering a review of waivers exempting small refineries from the nation’s biofuel policy. Since 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency has more than quadrupled the number of waivers…

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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Lawmakers Upset with EPA Over Small Refinery Waivers

Published May 8, 2019

Thirty-five members of Congress have called on the EPA to end the practice of granting small refinery exemptions for large or unqualified refineries. Fifty-four exemption requests have been granted since President Trump took office without a single denial. The bipartisan…

NCGA Seeks Action on E15

Published September 14, 2018

National Corn Growers Association President Kevin Skunes participated in a meeting with USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey and North Dakota Senator John Hoeven Tuesday. The Arthur, North Dakota farmer is frustrated by the politics over the year round availability of E15.…

Articles tagged under: small refinery waivers

EPA Sets Guidelines for Future Small Refinery Exemptions

Biofuels Announcement Still on Hold

House Lawmakers Write EPA on Small Refinery Waivers

Skor: Small Refinery Waivers Complicate Struggles in Ethanol Industry

Insight Into Small Refinery Waiver Decision

Small Refinery Waivers Frustrating Farmers

Trump Orders Biofuel Policy Review

Small Refinery Waivers Addressed in Peterson-Johnson Bill

Lawmakers Upset with EPA Over Small Refinery Waivers

NCGA Seeks Action on E15

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