Tag: EPA

EPA fines POET Biorefining nearly $90,000 for failing to comply with air premit

EPA fines POET Biorefining nearly $90,000 for failing to comply with air premit

November 30, 2023 |

In Kansas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $89,860 penalty from POET Biorefining – Menlo LLC, a bioethanol producer in Menlo, Iowa, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act. According to EPA, the Menlo facility is a “major air emission source” that failed to comply with federally enforceable permit […]

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Appeals court rejects EPA’s July decision to reject nearly all pending SRE applications

Appeals court rejects EPA’s July decision to reject nearly all pending SRE applications

November 23, 2023 |

In Washington, Reuters reports U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision in July to reject nearly all of the pending small refinery exceptions for biofuel blending under the Renewable Fuels Act, saying the EPA’s decision was “impermissibly retroactive; contrary to law; and counter to the record […]

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