In Washington, D.C., U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Cindy Axne (D-IA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), and Mark Pocan (D-WI) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urging […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency has asked the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to allow the agency to reconsider some of the 31 small refinery exemptions it approved in 2019 as well as the five it denied. The EPA said the request was in light of […]
In Illinois, Brownfield Ag News reports that the Renewable Fuels Association fears cutting the blending mandate for 2021 as proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency could “cripple” the ethanol industry. Ethanol production is currently 3.5 billion gallons below where it could be if it was running at full capacity, meaning that ethanol is more expensive […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports that the transportation minister has given auto manufacturers just six months to begin rolling out E100-compatible vehicles as part of the push to significantly boost ethanol consumption, reduce sugar and grain surpluses and cut oil imports. With ethanol being sold at 89 cents per liter and gasoline […]
In Washington, with Hurricane Ida impacting the nation’s liquid fuel supply and distribution, the Renewable Fuels Association urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take two quick and simple steps that can extend fuel supplies and reduce price spikes expected at the retail fuel pump. The requested actions relate to pump labeling, underground storage tanks, […]
In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association thanked Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and a bipartisan group of co-sponsors for introducing the Next Generation Fuels Act of 2021. The bill establishes a high-octane, low-carbon fuel standard that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enable greater engine efficiency, encourage competition, and lower pump prices. In addition, the legislation […]
In Washington, in a hearing Wednesday on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed greenhouse gas emissions standards for 2023-2026 light-duty vehicles, the Renewable Fuels Association is spotlighting the role high-octane, low-carbon fuels like ethanol can and must play in increasing fuel efficiency and reducing GHG emissions. “If our nation is to reach its goal of […]
In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement regarding reports that the EPA has recommended to lower the minimum renewable fuels volumes that must be supplied to the markets in 2021. “I’m disappointed to hear the EPA is planning to lower the minimum required renewable fuels volumes for this year. If the reports […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and 16 of his colleagues sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to mitigate the harm imposed on consumers and refiners by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)’s unachievable mandates. In their letter, the Senators requested that the EPA waive or significantly […]
In Washington, Reuters reports sources say the Environmental Protection Agency, as soon as last Friday, was expected to send its recommendations regarding the 2021 and 2022 biofuel blending mandates to the White House, recommendations which suggest levels below 2020 levels for 2021 but higher for 2022. On news of the lower blending volume proposal, said […]
