Articles tagged under: Renewable Fuel Standard
Grassley Hopeful EPA Will Keep Its Word
Published October 4, 2019
The biggest prize of EPA’s entire promise was addressing small refinery waivers. That’s according to Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. The EPA is offering a three-year rolling average in the 2020 Renewable Volume Obligations (or RVOs). "There are also things included…EPA Announces Solution for Small Refinery Exemptions
Published October 4, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency released more details Friday on a solution to make up for granting small refinery waivers. The EPA will use a three-year rolling average of actual waived gallons and apply it to the 2020 Renewable Volume Obligations.…Perdue: RFS Plan Still Being Worked Out
Published October 2, 2019
Speaking to reporters at World Dairy Expo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the details of a new plan to offset small refinery waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard are still being hammered out. "President Trump insisted we maintain 15 billion…Iowa Farmers Holding Trump Accountable for RFS
Published September 27, 2019
The ethanol industry is still waiting to hear from the Trump administration on a Renewable Fuels Standard announcement. At issue are small refinery waivers. Primghar, Iowa farmer Kelly Nieuwenhius wants the Trump administration to reallocate lost gallons and says farmers…Biofuels Announcement Still on Hold
Published September 24, 2019
Lawmakers are still waiting to see a compromise on paper regarding biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley said Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) caps would do the same damage as small refinery waivers. "There's a feeling the…Biodiesel Board Still Waiting on an RFS Announcement
Published September 23, 2019
National Biodiesel Board (NBB) CEO Donnell Rehagen tells the Red River Farm Network he hasn’t seen any details on next steps on the Renewable Fuel Standard from the White House as of Friday afternoon. "I do know President Trump and…House Lawmakers Write EPA on Small Refinery Waivers
Published September 22, 2019
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson and other House lawmakers sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Friday, asking Wheeler to address damage caused by small refinery exemptions. In the letter,…Renewable Fuel Negotiations Continue
Published September 13, 2019
Negotiations continue between President Trump, lawmakers and the biofuels industry. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he's been involved with the reallocation of waived ethanol. "I thought it would be done by now." Grassley says he is optimistic a compromise can…Perdue Fields Questions from Farmers at Farm Progress
Published August 29, 2019
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue fielded many questions during a roundtable discussion at the Farm Progress Show on Wednesday. A common topic of discussion was small refinery waivers, the biodiesel tax credit and the Renewable Fuel Standard. "Let's think about how…