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Investigating Used Cooking Oil Imports

Published August 9, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency is responding to complaints about the high volume of cooking oil imports from Asia. Used cooking oil is eligible for Renewable Fuel Standard credits. Reuters is reporting the agency is auditing at least two renewable fuel…

Lawmakers Seek Support for Increased Biofuel Volumes

Published July 23, 2024

Nearly 40 members of Congress have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage the use of more biofuels when considering volume obligations for the 2024 Renewable Fuel Standard. This letter was signed by members of both parties…

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EPA Denies 26 Small Refinery Waiver Requests

Published July 17, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency has denied 26 small-refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard. These petitions for an RFS waiver extend back to 2016. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings released a statement, saying its members are grateful the…

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Congressional Intervention May Be Necessary

Published June 22, 2023

Minnesota Soybean Growers Association President Bob Worth is adamant, saying a lower requirement for biodiesel use through 2025 undermines years of work. “We’ve worked with biodiesel for 20-plus years and now the EPA just decided they are going a different…

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RFS ‘Strengthens Energy Security’

Published June 21, 2023

The Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are below the Environmental Protection Agency’s original proposal for corn-based ethanol and advanced biofuels. These volumes are one-third of what the biofuels industry recommended to the agency. EPA released a…

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Higher Renewable Fuel Volumes Sought

Published April 17, 2023

Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley are leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers who are calling on the EPA to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard. In a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, the senators said the…

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Biofuel Blending Standards Announced

Published December 2, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a renewable fuel standard of 20.8 billion gallons in 2023. That will rise to 22.6 billion gallons in 2025. For advanced biofuels, EPA set the mandate at 5.8 billion gallons for 2023, 6.6 billion…

RFS Case Goes to the Supreme Court

Published April 23, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court will review the use of small refinery waiver exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard on Tuesday. Oral arguments will be presented by the EPA, the biofuels industry and oil refiners. Agriculture groups have argued the small…

EPA Officials Talk RFS, Water Regs and More at Big Iron

Published September 21, 2020

Last week, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the agency would deny oil refiner’s requests for retroactive small refinery exemptions. According to the administrator’s ag advisor Carrie Meadows, the agency took their time in making the decision to ensure…

Retroactive Waiver Relief Concerns SD Corn Industry

Published August 6, 2020

According to a Reuters report, the U.S. Department of Energy is recommending partial relief for oil refiners applying for retroactive waivers from the Renewable Fuel Standard. There are nearly 60 pending retroactive waiver requests for 2011 to 2018 at the…

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Investigating Used Cooking Oil Imports

Lawmakers Seek Support for Increased Biofuel Volumes

EPA Denies 26 Small Refinery Waiver Requests

Congressional Intervention May Be Necessary

RFS ‘Strengthens Energy Security’

Higher Renewable Fuel Volumes Sought

Biofuel Blending Standards Announced

RFS Case Goes to the Supreme Court

EPA Officials Talk RFS, Water Regs and More at Big Iron

Retroactive Waiver Relief Concerns SD Corn Industry

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