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Biofuel Policy: Trump’s EPA Not Helping the Industry – DTN
While President Donald Trump continues to express his undying love for the ethanol industry, Trump’s EPA continues to march in a different direction. This seeming confusion on biofuel policy continues […]
Ethanol, Farm Supporters Continue Ongoing Battle with EPA – DTN
The ethanol industry and supporters in agriculture filed a formal petition on Monday with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to change its regulations to account for lost gallons of renewable […]
Ag, Ethanol Groups Sue EPA for “Clandestine” Waivers – DTN
Ethanol and agriculture groups sued the EPA on Tuesday in response to the agency’s recent approval of small-refinery waivers from the Renewable Fuel Standard granted in recent years, according to […]
Ethanol Net Margins Improving – DTN
Though ethanol margins continue to erode in the third week of May, one certified public accountant who works with a group of ethanol plants in Kansas said there are signs […]
Biofuels: Higher Fuel Standards Increase Ethanol Use and Corn Demand – DTN
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle keeps close tabs on what’s happening with biofuels even though he’s been out of the U.S. Senate more than a decade now. Daschle, […]
Farm Policy: Does Ag. Sec. Perdue Need a Megaphone? – DTN
Republican and Democratic senators praised Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Tuesday for his advocacy on agriculture within the Trump administration, but urged him to be a stronger voice. In an […]
Biofuel: Did EPA Waivers Keep a Billion Gallons of Fuel out of the Supply Chain? – DTN
Waivers granted to small refineries in 2016 and 2017 may have prevented about 1.6 billion gallons of biofuels from entering the fuel supply, according to a new analysis of EPA […]
EPA: Pruitt Beats No Alternative says Republican Senator – DTN
As much angst as EPA has caused for the ethanol industry with Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) hardship waivers granted to small refineries, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he doesn’t believe […]
Farm Policy News: Perdue Discusses Ag Trade, RFS at Senate Hearing
On the one-year anniversary of being confirmed by the Senate as the 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue delivered testimony on Tuesday to the Senate Agriculture Committee at a hearing […]
Biofuel: Trump Promises Ethanol Blend Increase Year-Round – DTN
At a White House meeting Thursday focusing on agriculture and trade, President Donald Trump said his administration will approve a long-standing demand of the biofuels industry and allow 15% ethanol […]
