In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Renewable Energy Group’s petition to generate Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) from renewable fuels produced using CoverCress oil at Chevron’s Geismar, Louisiana, facility. The approval allows renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel to qualify for D4 biomass-based diesel RINs, while renewable naphtha and liquefied petroleum gas qualify […]
In Washington, Bloomberg reports HF Sinclair has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, accusing the agency of delaying decisions on small refinery exemptions from federal biofuel blending mandates. The legal action follows a similar lawsuit by the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, which argues the mandates will significantly increase compliance costs and […]
In Washington, Growth Energy filed a motion to intervene in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) v. EPA et al. (Case No. 26-1132). In a set of eight consolidated cases, CBD and several other organizations, […]
In Washington, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) filed a lawsuit Friday in the DC Circuit court challenging the 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March. It says EPA’s “Set 2 rule” is the largest and most expensive RFS iteration in history and is the single most expensive regulation of President Trump’s second term. […]
In Indiana, Vault 44.01 Ltd. announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has issued a final Underground Injection Control Class VI permit for the One Carbon Partnership CCS project near Union City, Indiana. One Carbon Partnership is a joint venture between Cardinal Ethanol and Vault. The OCP Project represents a capital investment of […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is expected to reassign at least 50% of the Small Refinery Exemptions the agency granted last year to larger oil refiners, something that is expected to upset the oil industry. The ethanol industry has been calling for those exempted RINs to be reassigned in order […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the White House is rushing to get the 2026 biofuel blending quotas approved before its self-imposed deadline the end of March, with the Enviornmental Protection Agency aiming to submit the final proposal for the Trump Administration’s review by the end of this week. It takes the White House roughly 30 days […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency expects to finalize its 2026 Renewable Volume Obligation quotas by early March at levels in line with the draft published last year in a compromise between the biofuels and oil industries. The EPA plans to drop its plans for punitive measures on feedstock and biofuel imports, however. […]
In Washington, a recent economic analysis finds that EPA’s proposal to assign 50% of the Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits to imported biofuels and biofuels made from imported feedstocks compared to domestic would strengthen domestic soybean markets while preserving flexibility in biomass-based diesel sourcing. The study, funded by the United Soybean Board and conducted by […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency expects to finalize the biofuel blending mandates for 2026 and 2027 during the first quarter of next year. Until the decision about future blending is made, companies are holding back decisions on fuel purchases, hedging positions as well as investments. A notice filed with the U.S Court […]
