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RFS: Co-Op Threatened with Closure Without Small Refinery Exemption – DTN Mar 2, 2021
Its very business would be threatened if it is unable to receive exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard, a farmer-owned cooperative told the Supreme Court in a brief filed on […]
Biofuels: EPA Changes Course on RFS Exemptions – DTN Feb 24, 2021
The EPA is changing course on small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, announcing Monday it agrees with a court of appeals decision last year that the agency had mismanaged […]
Biofuels: EPA Supports 10th Circuit’s Renewable Fuels Association Decision Feb 23, 2021
Reuters writer Stephanie Kelly reported on Monday that, “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that it agrees with an appeals court’s decision last year that cast doubt on a program that granted oil refiners exemptions to […]
Biofuels: RFS Stands Before Supreme Court on Question of Small Refinery Waivers Feb 12, 2021
The Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) has experienced more than its fair share of litigation over the course of its 15-year existence but it had not reached the Supreme Court. January […]
EPA Nominee Michael Regan Draws Bipartisan Support, Says RFS Is a Priority Feb 4, 2021
Wall Street Journal writer Timothy Puko reported this week that, “Michael Regan, President Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, drew bipartisan support at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, including from North Carolina Republicans […]
Biofuels: Court Fails to Immediately Restore 500Mln RFS Gallons – DTN Feb 1, 2021
EPA will have to file a progress report every 60 days to a federal court on the agency’s efforts to restore 500 million gallons of biofuels illegally waived from the […]
Biofuels: Federal Court Stays EPA Action on Small Refinery Exemptions – DTN Jan 25, 2021
A federal court will review EPA’s latest decision to grant three small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard, pending a full review of the action. The U.S. Court of Appeals […]
Biofuels: Trump Admin Grants Last-Minute RFS Exemptions, Court Stays EPA Action Jan 21, 2021
Bloomberg writers Kim Chipman and Jennifer A Dlouhy reported on Tuesday that, “The Trump administration granted three oil refineries exemptions from biofuel-blending requirements in a last-minute move, prompting quick rebuke from […]
Biofuels: EPA Seeks Input on E15 Labels and RFS General Waiver Jan 19, 2021
Bloomberg writers Jennifer A Dlouhy and Kim Chipman reported late last week that, “The Trump administration advanced a flurry of biofuel policy proposals Friday, including plans that could help ethanol producers […]
Biofuels: Administration Could Grant Last-Minute RFS Waivers Jan 14, 2021
Earlier this week, Reuters writers Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw reported that, “The Trump administration is expected to grant waivers to some oil refiners that would exempt them from requirements to blend biofuels into their fuel […]
