EPA Cuts Biofuel Goals
The EPA has proposed reducing the amount of ethanol blended into the US fuel supply for the first time since the renewable fuel requirements were passed by Congress in 2007. The agency’s 2014 Renewable...
View ArticleEthanol Decision: Winners and Losers
The oil industry was not the only interest to win a victory when the EPA lowered biofuel quotas on Friday. The American Automobile Association said the proposal would prevent a “surge in gas prices or...
View ArticleDelta Joins Biofuel Fight
Delta Air Lines has joined oil industry trade groups in fighting the US biofuel mandate. Through its refinery unit, Monroe Energy, Delta has filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Appeals for the District...
View ArticleFrozen Food Industry Backs Fuel Standards, Biofuel Producers Blast EPA Proposal
The American Frozen Food Institute has urged the EPA to enact its proposal to slash mandated corn ethanol production by 1.4 billion gallons in 2014 while the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS, EPA Bee Suit, McCarthy in China
The American Petroleum institute and the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers filed a court brief on Monday accusing the EPA of ignoring a series of legal deadlines for the Renewable Fuel...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS Repeal Bill, Bayer Penalty, Superfund, PCBs
A bipartisan group of eight senators, led by Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) has introduced a bill to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard’s ethanol mandate. The Corn Ethanol Mandate...
View ArticleUS Biodiesel Production Hits Record High
The US produced 132 million gallons of biodiesel in October, a record amount that is 75 percent more than the same month in 2012, according to the latest data released by the US Energy Information...
View ArticleCorn Ethanol Reduces GHG Emissions 32% Compared to Petroleum
Average corn ethanol reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent compared to average petroleum in 2012, according to a study commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and conducted by...
View ArticleEPA to Reconsider Cellulosic Ethanol Target
The EPA will reconsider its 2013 cellulosic ethanol target, Reuters reports. The move is a big win for oil industry groups, which have argued the rule mandates significantly more cellulosic ethanol...
View ArticleMcDonald’s, White Castle to EPA: Cut Corn Ethanol Mandate
The National Council of Chain Restaurants has urged the EPA to further reduce the levels of corn ethanol mandated under the Renewable Fuel Standard. In response to concerns about the RFS, the EPA last...
View ArticleRFS Proposal Would Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Cuts in biofuels this year would increase emissions of greenhouse gases next year, according to a new white paper from the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). The Obama administration’s proposal...
View ArticleRenewable Fuel Standard Inaction Increasing GHG Emissions, Study Says
The EPA’s inaction on finalizing the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules will lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions of 21 million metric tons CO2 equivalent, according to a Biotechnology...
View ArticleEPA Delays Renewable Fuel Mandate
The EPA on Friday delayed finalizing the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard until next year. The rule tells refiners how much biofuels must be blended into the US fuel supply. Last year the agency proposed...
View ArticleRenewable Fuel Standard Proposal Released
The EPA on Friday released the long-delayed proposed volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program that would reduce the levels of biofuels blended into conventional fuel but...
View ArticleEPA to Review Biofuels Mandate
The Renewable Fuel Standard’s effectiveness has long been called into question by the oil industry. Now it’s the subject of an EPA internal investigation, as the agency launches its own review of the...
View ArticleEPA Mandates Biofuel Volumes for 2016, Big Oil and BIO Attack Requirements
The EPA finally announced the long-delayed biofuel volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2014, 2015 and 2016, boosting the volume of renewable fuels that must be...
View ArticleDespite Lawsuits, EPA Investigation, Renewable Fuel Standard ‘Not Doomed’
In the latest efforts to repeal the US biofuel mandate, last week the American Petroleum Institute and the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers both filed lawsuits challenging the Renewable...
View ArticleEPA’s 2017 Biofuels Proposal Draws Ire from Big Oil, Big Ag, Biofuels Industry
The EPA's 2017 proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volume requirements, announced yesterday, would require refineries to blend 18.8 billion gallons of biofuels into the nation’s gasoline supply next year.
View ArticleEPA Didn’t Report Renewable Fuel Standard Impacts, Inspector General Says
As part of the US Renewable Fuel Standard program, the EPA is required to report to Congress every three years on the affect of the biofuels mandate. The agency hasn’t made a report since 2011,...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standard Program Changes, Cracks Down on RFS...
The EPA this week proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard that the agency says will support market growth of ethanol and other biofuels in the US. The proposal would allow biofuel producers to...
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