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Ethanol: Issues Over EPA Small-Refinery Exemption Requests Persist Jul 6, 2020
Rachel Frazin reported recently at The Hill Online that, “The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will not take up Douglas Benevento’s nomination for the No. 2 position at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]
Biofuels: EPA Holding Up on RFS Volumes – DTN Jul 2, 2020
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Wednesday his agency will not release proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes on Thursday, the last workday before the federal holiday on Friday. “There’s nothing coming […]
Biofuel Groups Outraged at New Small Refinery Exemption Requests – DTN Jun 19, 2020
The EPA posted 52 new small-refinery exemptions requests from previous years on the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard dashboard on Thursday, drawing outrage from biofuels groups that have been calling on […]
Biofuels: EPA Receives 52 Retroactive Small-Refinery Exemption Requests Jun 19, 2020
Reuters writer Stephanie Kelly reported on Thursday that, “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received 52 new petitions for retroactive biofuel blending waivers that, if granted, would help bring oil refiners into […]
Biofuels: More Groups Push for RFS Waiver – DTN Apr 30, 2020
Pressure is mounting on President Donald Trump to change the Renewable Fuel Standard in light of the economic downturn brought on by COVID-19. A number of tax, environmental and political […]
Biofuels: 5 Governors Ask EPA for RFS Waiver Apr 21, 2020
Bloomberg writers Jennifer A Dlouhy and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, “Five American governors are asking the Trump administration to waive U.S. biofuel-blending requirements, arguing the cost of complying with […]
Ethanol: Oil-State Govs Pitch Coronavirus As Reason To Sidestep Blending Regs – DTN Apr 17, 2020
Though governors in five oil-producing states asked the EPA for a refiner waiver from Renewable Fuel Standard volumes on Wednesday night, officials with three ethanol industry groups say the request […]
Biofuels: Time Has Run Out for EPA to Appeal 10th Circuit Ruling Mar 25, 2020
Reuters writer Richard Valdmanis reported on Wednesday that, “Time has run out for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to challenge a federal court ruling that would limit the agency’s use of waivers exempting small oil […]
Biofuels: Farm State Lawmakers Maintain Court’s RFS Waiver Decision Should Stand Mar 17, 2020
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton reported last week that, “Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, stressed to reporters Tuesday morning [March 10th] that President Donald Trump would benefit in rural America if he simply let stand the 10th Circuit Court […]
Biofuels: Blending Law’s Purpose Is To “Err” Towards Industry’s Interests, Court Stresses Mar 13, 2020
Since 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been generously granting exemptions to small refineries from the renewable fuels mandates on the transportation fuel industry established by Congress under the […]
