by Bill Carey (Aviation Week) Business aviation is out front as the wider industry transitions to burning sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), but ongoing progress depends on the future regulatory environment, says a leading fuel distributor. Overall, there were 23 billion gal. of
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Back TO HOMEEPA: 129 SRE Petitions Currently Pending
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Oct. 17 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that 129 SRE petitions are now pending under the Renewable Fuel Standard, up from 50 as of mid-September. According to EPA
October 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups Urge Flexibility in 45Z CSA Requirements
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The USDA on Oct. 15 held a third virtual listening session as part of its public consultation on climate-smart agriculture for biofuel feedstocks. During the event, representatives of the U.S. biofuel sector advocated for flexibility in
October 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Higher Ethanol Blends: A Win for Corn Farmers, Consumers & the Environment
by Krista Swanson (National Corn Growers Association) Ethanol is a renewable transportation fuel that can be made from domestically grown corn. Over 98% of the gasoline currently sold in the United States contains ethanol, typically a blend that is 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline. Autos that
October 16, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Releases 2023 Carbon Sequestration Data
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Oct. 15 released 2023 data collected under its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, including data on CO2 sequestration volumes at operational carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects at three U.S. ethanol plants. According
October 16, 2024 Read Full Article
RIN Generation Under the Alternative Measurement Protocol
by James Jones (QED/Biomass Magazine) ... Understandably, the entire system hinges on RINs not being logged or counted incorrectly, which many industry stakeholders have highlighted as a potential issue. A Double-Edged Sword It is for this very reason that an adjacent piece of
October 15, 2024 Read Full Article
So Much for the End of The Cold War
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/South Dakota Farmers Union) Do we laugh or cry when we hear the president of the American Petroleum Institute (API) say the “Cold War” between ethanol and oil is over as the two industries are
October 04, 2024 Read Full Article
Next Wave and Lummus Produce World's First Renewable Alkylate
(Lummus Technologies/PR Newswire) First-of-a-kind, bio-based alkylate is an industry breakthrough in producing clean fuels -- Lummus Technology and Next Wave Energy Partners, LP (Next Wave) announced the production of the world's first renewable alkylate. This renewable alkylate, derived from ethanol and produced
October 02, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA Welcomes House Introduction of Year-Round E15 Legislation
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association today applauded members of the U.S. House for introducing the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, legislation that would make permanent the year-round availability of lower-cost, lower-carbon E15 fuel nationwide. RFA specifically thanks Reps.
September 30, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Proposes Enforcement Order over ADM’s CO2 Leak
by Annie Snider (E&E News) EPA and ADM say the leak was caused by corrosion in one of the site’s monitoring wells, which allowed liquid carbon to migrate from the underground storage reservoir into the rock formation above it. -- EPA on
September 27, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Announces Selection of Members to the Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(US Environmental Protection Agency) Today, Sept. 27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced selections for membership of the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). The well-qualified experts bring a cross-selection of scientific disciplines and the
September 27, 2024 Read Full Article
IL Corn Growers Sues U.S. EPA and U.S. DOT
by Betty Haynes (Farm Progress) ICGA says EPA’s multipollutant rule and DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rule would devastate agriculture. -- The Illinois Corn Growers Association has sued U.S. EPA for its multipollutant rule and the U.S. Department of Transportation for
September 27, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Announces Winners of the 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today, Sept. 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the winners of the 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for new and innovative green chemistry technologies. This year’s winners have developed chemical products and processes that reduce
September 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Oil and Gas Company Challenges EPA's Renewable Fuel Decision
by Shayna Greene (Bloomberg Law) Suit can be brought again because of recent opinion; D.C. Circuit in July vacated other agency denial decision -- Oil and gas company REH Co. on Wednesday challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 decision to deny a Wyoming refinery exemptions
September 26, 2024 Read Full Article
California Can Reduce Gasoline Prices by Adopting E-15 Ethanol Blend
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMTX), a California renewable fuels producer, today called for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to immediately implement a 15% ethanol blend in gasoline to reduce gas prices for California consumers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
September 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Strategic Biofuels Publishes “A Practical Guide to Forestry Feedstock Under the Renewable Fuel Standard” Following USDA Forest Service Grant
(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) First-of-its-kind, free resource helps identify woody biomass feedstock requirements to enable environmental credits generation and further the commercialization of forestry waste-derived renewable fuels -- Strategic Biofuels, a renewable fuels project development company, announced the publication of its free resource,
September 23, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA Seeks Update on EPA Feedstock Audits, Urges Tighter Regulations on Imported UCO, Tallow
(Renewable Fuels Association) In a letter sent today (September 17, 2024) to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the Renewable Fuels Association asked for an update on the agency’s investigation of certain biofuel feedstock imports and urged the adoption of more
September 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Allison, Cummins Partner to Integrate Hybrid System for Transit Market
by Michael Bates (NGT News) Allison Transmission is collaborating with global power technology provider Cummins Inc. to integrate and certify a Cummins B-Series engine with the Allison eGen Flex electric hybrid propulsion system for the transit market. The integration will meet the EPA’s Greenhouse
September 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Proposals to Build California’s First Carbon Storage Facilities Face a Key Test
by Emma Foehringer Merchant and Joshua Yeager (Inside Climate News and KVPR) Experts say extensive monitoring of the sites will be required to ensure safety. -- ... Proposals to build California’s first carbon storage facilities are facing key tests in the coming
September 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Michigan Biodiesel Usage Growing in Detroit Area
by Nicole Heslip (Brownfield Ag News) New federal grants will increase biodiesel usage along the Detroit River. -- Pete Probst with the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition tells Brownfield most traffic on the Great Lakes St. Lawerence Seaway has to pass through the
September 14, 2024 Read Full Article
House Eyes Vote to Undo EPA Tailpipe Emissions Rule
by Andres Picon, Nico Portuondo (Politico Pro E&E Daily) The Congressional Review Act resolution attacks what Republicans often refer to as the administration's "EV mandate." -- House Republicans are looking to continue their assault on the Biden administration’s climate rules next
September 10, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA, Other Petitioners File Initial Brief in Lawsuit Over EPA’s Tailpipe Standards
(Renewable Fuels Association) In a detailed brief submitted late Friday to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the Renewable Fuels Association and 55 other parties argued that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully exceeded its statutory authority and acted arbitrarily and capriciously by
September 10, 2024 Read Full Article
Push for Year-round E15 Ramping up as 2025 Nears
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) Biofuel groups are still pursuing a federal fix for year-round E15. Robert White, senior vice president of industry relations and market development for the Renewable Fuels Association, says yearly summer waivers are not a long-term solution. “Next
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Calls for Nominations for 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Application DEADLINE December 13, 2024
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today, Aug. 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards from companies or institutions that have developed a new green chemistry process or product that helps protect
August 29, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Faces Lawsuit on RFS Volumes Delay
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) EPA Delay on 2026 RFS Volumes Release Could Draw Legal Action by Ethanol Group -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has until next week to release a proposed rulemaking for 2026 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes or
August 29, 2024 Read Full Article
SAF Production Set to Grow Amid Renewable Diesel Switching
by Jordan Godwin (OPIS/SAF Magazine) ... As renewable diesel producers in a suddenly crowded space trudge through lackluster margin conditions in 2024, they’re increasingly eyeing the possibility of switching to SAF. Considering the current size of the SAF market, taking on
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Harris Campaign Says Dem Nominee 'Does Not Support' Electric Vehicle Mandate in Attempt to Flip the Script
by Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Emma Colton (Fox Business) ... In a "fact check" email, Harris campaign rapid response director Ammar Moussa wrote that Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, would "undoubtedly lie" about things, like that "Harris wants to force every American to own
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA Urges California to Adopt E15, Drop Unneeded LCFS Feedstock Tracking Requirements --- Hearing Scheduled for November 8, 2024
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association late yesterday called on California to allow the lower-cost, lower-carbon E15 fuel blend, containing 15 percent ethanol, as part of its efforts to enhance the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. “E15 is a critical near-term
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Tribal and Territory Grants: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Application DEADLINE December 6, 2024
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Eligible diesel emissions reduction solutions include verified retrofit technologies, verified idle reduction technologies, verified aerodynamic technologies, verified low rolling resistance tires, certified engine replacements and conversions, and certified vehicle or equipment replacement. Eligible diesel vehicles, engines and equipment
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Refiners Launch New Suit to Cut RFS ‘Cellulosic’ Volume
(Inside EPA) Refiners are suing EPA in district court in an effort to force the agency to cut its 2023 volume requirements for cellulosic biofuel under the renewable fuel standard (RFS), an action aimed at sidestepping potential procedural hurdles in their
August 19, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Virtually Mandates Electric Vehicles: Heavy- and Light- Duty EPA Carbon Standards Face Fierce Push Back.
by Keith Reid (Fuels Market News) ... If reducing carbon is truly the goal, meeting that goal should focus on the required end results and not mandating the specific approach to get to that point. However, the EPA emissions standards, announced
August 16, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA: 2 New SRE Petitions Filed, 48 SRE Petitions Now Pending
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Aug. 15 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that two new SRE petitions were filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard during the past month. A total of 48 SRE
August 16, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Ag Advisor Bullish on U.S. Biofuels
by Carah Hart (Brownfield Ag News) The U.S. EPA’s (former) ag advisor says he’s optimistic about the future of biofuels in the United States. Rod Snyder says farmers and the feedstocks they produce will play an important role in the growth of
August 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Project 2025 Is Awful for Midwest Farmers and Biofuels. Trump Should Disown It.
by Jon Doggett and Bob Dinneen (Des Moines Register/National Corn Growers Association/Renewable Fuels Association) To put it bluntly, farmers and renewable fuel industry workers who take the time to read the Project 2025 recommendations on agriculture and energy are likely to be
August 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Delek Idled Biodiesel Plants in Q2 Due to 'Overall Decline' in Market -- OPIS
by Aaron Alford (OPIS/Market Watch) Delek U.S. Holdings idled its three biodiesel plants "temporarily" during the second quarter of 2024 due to "the decline in the overall biodiesel market," the company said Tuesday. Pausing operations at its biodiesel facilities in Arkansas, Texas
August 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Gov. Jim Pillen: $307 Million EPA Emissions Grant Will 'Turbocharge' State Ag Industry
by Henry J. Cordes (Omaha World-Herald/Kearney Hub) ... Federal and state officials detailed the plans and potential impact of the recent $307 million climate pollution reduction grant the EPA awarded to Nebraska — the largest grant the federal agency has ever
August 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Farmers Touting Tech to Lower Carbon Score
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Farmers discussed the potential for technology to help lower their carbon intensity (CI) scores at the recent Tech Hub LIVE conference in Des Moines. Brad McDonald, an Iowa farmer and Chief Operating Officer of Continuum Ag, talked about how incentives for
August 07, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Celebrates the 2024 Winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award and the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today, August 1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, celebrated the 2024 President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) and the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) Awards Ceremony. This
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
Climate Law’s CCS Windfall Is almost 2 Years Old. Is It Working?
by Carlos Anchondo (E&E News Energywire) ... Last week, the IRS released new guidance for companies planning to claim 45Q. It contains details on what should be included in a life cycle analysis report to determine the amount of CO2 either captured from
July 29, 2024 Read Full Article
US Court Rejects EPA Denials of 2022 Small Refinery Biofuel Waivers
by Richard Valdmanis (Reuters) A federal appeals court said on Friday it rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision in 2022 to deny small oil refineries temporary waivers from the nation’s biofuels blending program, and sent the matter back to the agency
July 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Valero Sees Policy Tailwinds for Renewable Diesel, SAF Operations — OPIS
(Oil Price Information Service/Morningstar) With a U.S. presidential election on the horizon, and potential changes to federal and state-level biofuel credit schemes looming, Valero executives on Thursday said they see "a lot of tailwinds" for its renewable diesel and sustainable aviation
July 26, 2024 Read Full Article
US Carbon Capture Tax Credits to Persist No Matter Who Wins Elections: Experts
by Markham Watson (S&P Global) Government-funded, industry-led program; Large projects move forward; challenges remain -- US tax credits for carbon capture and storage and carbon capture, utilization and sequestration will likely continue no matter what political party wins the 2024 presidential and congressional
July 25, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Seeks Nominations for the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee Application DEADLINE September 5, 2024
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today, July 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a solicitation for nominations to serve on its Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC).1 Established in 2008, the FRRCC provides independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to the
July 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Lupton Petroleum, Brad Hall Associates Retire 273,519 RINs as Part of EPA Settlement Agreement
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on July 18 announced it has reached a settlement with Lupton Petroleum Products Inc., and its affiliate Brad Hall Associates Inc., for violations of the Clean Air Act’s conventional and renewable fuel
July 23, 2024 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4.3 Billion in Grants for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across America
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces 25 selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice -- When estimates provided by all selected
July 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol, Agriculture and the Courts
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/South Dakota Farmer's Union) SCOTUS. Not just another Washington, D.C., acronym where everything is given an alphabetized name – USDA, DOE, EPA, DOJ, FBI, DOC – there is no end to the acronyms of our
July 21, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Notifies EPA of Intent to Sue Over 2026 RFS Rule Delay
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Clean Fuels Alliance America delivered a formal notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to issue timely 2026 Renewable Fuel Standards. By statute, EPA is required to finalize volumes 14 months before
July 19, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA: 7 New SRE Petitions Filed, 46 SRE Petitions Currently Pending
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on July 18 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that seven new SRE petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard during the past month. A total of 46
July 19, 2024 Read Full Article
New Study Shows U.S. Oilseed Feedstock Production Exceeds Existing Federal Renewable Fuel Requirements; Domestic Feedstocks to Support Additional 1.4 Billion Gallons of U.S. Biofuel Production by 2030
(National Oilseed Processors Association) The National Oilseed Processors Association commissioned S&P Global Commodity Insights to review the present and future availability of biofuel feedstocks to support U.S. biofuel production and consumption. -- A new study shows feedstocks produced within the U.S.
July 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Could Help Clear the Air, Former Kansas Senator Says | Opinion
by Pat Roberts (Wichita Eagle/Americans for Clean Aviation Fuels) ... Unfortunately, SAF represents less than one percent of the current market and costs two to four times more than traditional jet fuel. To tackle this challenge, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act
July 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report 7-12-24: RFA Continues Work in California to Approve Sales of E15
(Ag Newswire) It has been nearly 15 years since the Environmental Protection Agency approved the sale of 15% ethanol blended fuel (E15) for 2001 model year cars and older, and nearly every state in the nation now sells it, often at
July 12, 2024 Read Full Article
US to Fund Lower-Emission Fertilizer with Eye to Greener Ethanol
by Leah Douglas (Reuters) The U.S. Department of Energy plans to spend $36 million on technologies to lower emissions from applying synthetic nitrogen fertilizer to corn and sorghum used in ethanol production, the agency said Thursday. The money would support projects that reduce
July 12, 2024 Read Full Article
U.S. Renewable Diesel Production Growth Drastically Impacts Global Feedstock Trade
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) During the past few years, the landscape for U.S. renewable diesel production has drastically changed, akin to the growth of ethanol and biodiesel during the past two decades. Driven by federal and state policies aimed at reducing
July 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digestion Of Food Waste
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle Magazine) Two recent analyses shed light on stand-alone and food waste codigestion facilities processing pre and postconsumer streams. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been surveying operators of anaerobic digesters that process pre and postconsumer food waste streams
July 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Applauds Senate Letter Urging Higher RFS Volumes
(Clean Fuels America Alliance) Today, a bipartisan group of 18 Senators, led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan encouraging the agency to complete 2026 RFS rules and raise volumes for
July 11, 2024 Read Full Article
N.D.’s Burgum Says ‘Unconstitutional’ Minn. Climate Law Must Allow CCS
by Jefffrey Tomich (Politico Pro's Energywire) A panel led by the Republican governor is pressing Minnesota regulators on the issue. -- North Dakota officials led by Republican Gov. Doug Burgum and leaders in the state's coal industry are pushing for carbon capture
July 10, 2024 Read Full Article
OMB Regulatory Agenda Outlines Upcoming RFS, HBIIP And CO2 Pipeline Rulemakings
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The White House Office of Management and Budget on July 5 published its 2024 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan, which outlines rulemakings and other actions under development by various federal agencies related to the Renewable
July 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Study: Allowing E15 Fuel Blend Could Save California Drivers $2.7 Billion at the Pump Annually
(Renewable Fuels Association) Researchers from UC Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy found adopting E15 blend gasoline could save Californians 20 cents per gallon -- A new study by economists at UC Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy found California drivers could expect to
July 09, 2024 Read Full Article
Route Simplified Opens the Market for UCO Sellers and Buyers
by Kristof Reiter (Reiter Companies/Biobased Diesel Daily) Available this July, the all-new, third-party record-sharing portal by Reiter Software will offer a powerful solution for both parties. -- For years, U.S. EPA has emphasized the need for detailed records that account for
July 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Fire, Aim, Ready -- There Is Skepticism whether the U.S. Will Be Ready or if Consumers even Want EVs
by Allen Schaeffer (Engine Technology Forum/Biobased Diesel Daily) New “technology-neutral” federal regulations are designed to drive automakers toward electric vehicles, but there is skepticism whether the U.S. will be ready or if consumers even want this. Image: Rich Kassel, AJW Inc. Fire, aim,
July 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Where Will the Reductions Come From? High Octane BioEthanol to the Rescue
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Biofuels Digest) The evidence seems overwhelming that Electric Vehicles are not going to be able to meet the timeline predicted by the Biden Administration and consequently, fail to provide the reductions in pollution the U.S.
July 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers, Farmers Sue EPA over Tailpipe Rule
by David Murray (High Plains Journal) The Renewable Fuels Association and National Farmers Union filed a lawsuit June 17 in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently finalized light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards. RFA and NFU
July 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Leading Scientists Urge Court to Reject Faulty Land Use Change Arguments
(Renewable Fuels Association) The nation’s leading experts in agricultural economics and biofuels lifecycle analysis urged the D.C. Circuit Court last week to reject erroneous claims made by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) in its lawsuit challenging EPA’s 2023-2025 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes. In its
July 08, 2024 Read Full Article
US Rapeseed/Canola-Oil Imports Surge after EPA Approved Its Use for Hydrotreated Biofuel under RFS Program in December 2022
(UFOP/Biobased Diesel Daily) The December 2022 approval the U.S. EPA granted for rapeseed oil for use as hydrotreated biofuel feedstock has led to a sharp rise in import volumes in the ensuing year and a half. In December 2022, EPA finalized approval of
July 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Files Motion to Intervene in AFPM’s Case against EPA on Cellulosic Biofuel
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, filed a motion yesterday to intervene in a case brought by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The case aims to force EPA
July 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Overreliance on EV’s Generate Power Grid Concerns
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) There are concerns a reliance on electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector could compromise the U.S. power grid. Scott Richman with the Renewable Fuels Association says grids are already struggling and
July 03, 2024 Read Full Article
Fossil Fuel Groups Ask SCOTUS to Overturn California’s Clean Car Waiver
by Lesley Clark (Politico Pro Climatewire) EPA allows California to set tougher emissions standards, which 17 other states have also adopted. -- Fossil fuel interests want the Supreme Court to review California's authority to set stricter emissions standards for cars and trucks
July 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023-25 Appropriately Set, EPA Says
by Shayna Greene (Bloomberg Law) Supplemental volumes already partially upheld by court; Recordkeeping necessary for food feedstock eligibility -- The Environmental Protection Agency defended its latest standards for renewable fuel from various attacks by both environmental and industry groups. “EPA appropriately set the specific
July 02, 2024 Read Full Article
State of Sustainable Fleets In 2024
(BioCycle) State of Sustainable Fleets is an annual evaluation of the clean commercial transportation market, conducted by TRC Companies, Inc. Now in its fifth year, the annual Market Brief provides historic data and analysis on leading sustainable technologies for fleets — including electrification, renewable
July 02, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Announces $932 Million in Grants for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Under 2024 Program DEADLINE July 25, 2024
(California Special Districts Association) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that, under the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity, they will award up to $932 million in competitive grant funding for clean heavy-duty vehicles to municipalities throughout
June 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Supreme Court Curbs Federal Agency Power, Overturning Chevron Precedent
by Ann E. Marimow (Washington Post) The Supreme Court on Friday curtailed the power of federal government agencies to regulate vast swaths of American life, overturning a 40-year-old legal precedent long targeted by conservatives who say the government gives unaccountable bureaucrats too
June 28, 2024 Read Full Article
Summit Carbon Solutions Granted Approval by IUB for CO2 Pipeline
(Summit Carbon Solutions) Approval paves the way for new opportunities and support for Iowa’s farmers and ethanol producers. -- Today, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) announced the approval of Summit Carbon Solutions base pipeline project (HLP-2021-0001). This approval represents a significant milestone not
June 26, 2024 Read Full Article
New Studies: Low Carbon Fuels, FFVs More Effective at Reducing GHG Emissions than De Facto EV Mandates
(Renewable Fuels Association) Increased use of lower-carbon liquid fuels in light-duty vehicles would lead to larger and faster reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than EPA’s recently finalized EV-forcing tailpipe emissions standards, according to a new study commissioned by the RFA and executed
June 26, 2024 Read Full Article
5 Hydrogen Combustion Engines Set to Break the Mold
by Gaurav Roy (Securities.io) Hydrogen combustion has emerged as one of the most promising fuel options, offering significant environmental value and performance. At a design level, these engines date back more than four decades. In 1970, inventor Paul Dieges patented a modification that enabled
June 25, 2024 Read Full Article
America’s Truck and Bus Fleets Continue Turnover to Advanced Generation of Near-zero Emission Internal Combustion Engines
(Engine Technology Forum) Gasoline, diesel, natural gas and propane continue to be the primary fuel and technology choices for America’s commercial trucks, transit and school buses, with the population of advanced technology near-zero emissions diesels increasing 4% over 2022, according to
June 25, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Petitions EPA to Reconsider 2024 and 2025 RFS Volumes
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Today, Clean Fuels filed a formal petition asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2024 and 2025. The agency set biomass-based diesel and overall advanced volumes significantly below actual production of the
June 25, 2024 Read Full Article
USDA: Growth In US Renewable Diesel Production Impacts Global Feedstock Trade
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on June 11 published a report discussing how the recent boom in U.S. renewable diesel production has caused market-altering shifts to both foreign and domestic feedstock trade. U.S. renewable diesel consumption has
June 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Celebrating Nebraska Biofuels
by Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) (Nebraska's Best Country) June marks the start of a busy summer driving season. This year, many American families are feeling the pain of prices at the pump. Since Joe Biden took office, gas prices have risen
June 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Refinery Owner Pushes to Start up Plant on Rosedale
by John Cox (Bakersfield Californian/Yahoo!) A yearslong headache of a project south of Rosedale Highway is coming to a head as the owner of the former Big West oil refinery pushes to finish converting the plant to produce renewable diesel. Long Beach-based
June 18, 2024 Read Full Article
State Ozone Group Urges EPA To Tighten Scrutiny Of Biodiesel Emissions
(Inside EPA) The Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) of 12 Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern States is warning EPA that air emissions from biodiesel used in trucks are substantially higher than the agency currently believes and is urging officials to review recent findings on
June 18, 2024 Read Full Article
API, Truckers and Agriculture Organizations File Lawsuit to Stop EPA’s Emissions Rule for New Heavy-Duty Vehicles
(Aamerican Petroleum Institute) The American Petroleum Institute (API) today filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) heavy-duty (HD) vehicle emissions standards for model years (MY) 2027-2032. “Today, we are standing up for consumers who
June 18, 2024 Read Full Article
Best of Both Worlds: Would Hybrid Flex-Fuel Vehicles Have More of an Advantage than Fully Electric Cars?
(RFD TV) As we continue to see a push for electric vehicles, a new study is underscoring the economic and environmental benefits of hybrid flex-fuel vehicles and their distinct advantages over full EVs Robert White with the Renewable Fuels Association spoke with
June 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Electric Vehicles Emerge as Flashpoint in 2024 Election
by Liz Goodwin (Washington Post) But now, facing a tough reelection climate in November, some Senate Democrats who are fighting for their political lives in red states are distancing themselves from aspects of President Biden’s EV policies as Republicans go on
June 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Biden’s Ill-Conceived EV Mandate Will Harm Drivers, Cause Blackouts
by Congressman Dan Musser (R-PA 9th) (The Hill) ... Unfortunately, the Biden Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent announcement of an effective ban on new gas cars for half the driving population does not strike the appropriate balance of both protecting our environment and
June 14, 2024 Read Full Article
E15 Fuel Can Be an Important Tool to Tackle Climate Change : Commentary
by Bill DeMora (Democratic Ohio State Senator/The Well) ... The world is investing in technologies like carbon capture, electric vehicles, and wind and solar energy. However, these technologies will remain underdeveloped and cost prohibitive for at least the next few years. We
June 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Report Slams Biofuels Industry Impact on Air Quality
by Sean Reilly (Politico Pro E&E News PM) As the number of biofuel plants rise, a watchdog group called for a stronger permitting and enforcement regime. -- Biofuels plants are often large sources of hazardous air pollution, presenting a major concern as
June 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Largest US Oil Trade Group Sues to Block Biden's EV Push
by Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The nation's largest oil trade group, which includes Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Chevron (CVX.N), filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block the Biden administration's efforts to reduce planet-warming emissions from cars and light trucks and encourage electric vehicle manufacturing,
June 13, 2024 Read Full Article
New Markets Provide Sunnier Outlook For Clean Fuels
by Jonathan Martin (Clean Fuels Alliance America) Tremendous growth in the biomass-based diesel industry should be celebrated by producers and farmers, as well as those who enjoy breathing cleaner air and lower greenhouse gas emissions. However, that growth coupled with disappointing Renewable Fuel Standard volumes
June 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Applauds Senate Letter Urging Higher RFS Volumes
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Today, a bipartisan group of 18 Senators, led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan encouraging the agency to complete 2026 RFS rules and raise volumes for
June 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Future Trucking: Headlines and View from the Bridge
by Allen Schaeffer (Engine Technology Forum) By all accounts, the 2024 Advanced Clean Truck Expo in Las Vegas last month laid it all on the line; peering into the fuels and technologies that promise to be the future of the trucking
June 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Nine Key Takeaways about the ‘State of CO2 Removal’ in 2024
(Carbon Brief) From tree-planting to spreading silicate rock dust over land, the methods for “carbon dioxide removal” (CDR) vary in approach, impacts, readiness and cost. The second “State of CDR” report, led by a collaboration of scientific institutions from Europe and the US,
June 11, 2024 Read Full Article
‘All These Problems Are Solvable’: Great Lakes Shipping Fights to Cut Emissions
by Stephen Starr (The Guardian) ... “Evolving technology and energy choices [and] vessel designs that impact how existing ships can be retrofitted to accommodate different fuel options” are among the significant challenges vessel owners face in their decarbonizing efforts, Mark Fisher
June 10, 2024 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2024 Multi-Slide Guide to Bioeconomy Policy, the ABFA Perspective
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation by Advanced Biofuels Association president Mike McAdams, we learn about matching policy with real-world reality using the basic tool box of tax credits, grants, loans, mandates and the RFS. We see policy issues
June 10, 2024 Read Full Article
Grassley to EPA: Increase RVO Levels
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley has asked the U.S. EPA to increase renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels. “Higher RVO levels allow the biofuel industry to meet the really fast growing demand for homegrown
June 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Flax Misses Biofuel Party
by Sean Pratt (Western Producer) It seems like every oilseed crop is vying to be a biofuel feedstock, with one notable exception. “Flax is kind of the odd man out,” said Dale Leftwich, policy manager for the Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission. He doesn’t know
June 05, 2024 Read Full Article
What’s in the Water? Locals Question Plans to Inject Biofuel Waste Underground.
by Ellis Juhlin (Montana Public Radio) A company in Great Falls wants to inject millions of gallons of wastewater into old oil and gas wells on the Rocky Mountain Front and they’re seeking approval from the federal government to do it. Local
June 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Court Ruling Sets Important Precedents for Future of RFS
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... In May, yet another high-stakes legal challenge to the RFS was rebuffed, establishing some important precedents and putting the program on solid footing for the future. A decision from the D.C. Circuit Court
June 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Rex Reports Strong Q1, Announces Progress with Capacity Expansion and CCS Projects
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rex American Resources Corp. on May 22 reported that the company achieved near-record financial results during its fiscal first quarter of 2024. The company also announced it secured 100% of the rights of way for
June 04, 2024 Read Full Article
Congress Must Unleash E15 Fuel to Help Address Climate Change
by Cal Dalton (United Wisconsin Grain Producers/Real Clear Energy) Most people can agree that climate change is happening and that we need to take action. While there are disagreements about how to respond, the facts are clear – we must reduce
May 31, 2024 Read Full Article
California Can Lead the World to Reduce Emissions from Ocean Cargo Ships, Lower Climate Impacts, and Improve Air Quality around Ports
(Berkeley Public Policy The Goldman School) Two reports co-released today by Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley and Energy & Environmental Research Associates delve into policy changes and technology to decarbonize ocean going vessels. Non-profit Pacific Environment commissioned
May 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Podcast - Small Refinery Exemption Litigation Update
(Holland & Knight) In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha and Susan Lafferty delve into the intricacies of ongoing litigation surrounding small refinery exemptions. The speakers
May 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Notice of Funding Opportunity - Open for Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program DEADLINE July 25, 2024
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The EPA anticipates awarding up to $932 million in competitive grant funding under the 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. The program is soliciting applications nationwide for a grant competition to fund the
May 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Recipients of nearly $900 Million for Clean School Buses Under President’s Investing in America Agenda
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 3,400 new clean school buses in approximately 530 districts across the nation -- Today, May 29, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023
May 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Verbio Celebrates Groundbreaking at South Bend Plant, Receives RFS Pathway Approval for Nevada Facility
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Verbio on May 23 celebrated the groundbreaking of a conversion project at its ethanol plant in South Bend, Indiana, that will allow the facility to produce both ethanol and renewable natural gas (RNG) using an
May 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Louisiana Set to Protect ‘Freedom’ to Buy Gasoline-Powered Cars
by Adam Aton (Politico Pro Climatewire) The change was sought by a motorcycle group and is supported by the oil industry. Kansas and Ohio have passed similar measures. -- Louisiana is poised to protect the “freedom of choice” to buy gasoline vehicles
May 24, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the National Environmental Museum and Education Center
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today, May 21, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan was joined by past and present Senior EPA Officials and other environmental stakeholders to officially open the National Environmental Museum and Education Center. The Center, which is located
May 21, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA, Growth Energy Petition Supreme Court to Review Fifth Circuit SRE Decision
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association today, along with Growth Energy, filed a petition in the Supreme Court of the United States requesting review of the Fifth Circuit Court’s recent opinion that it is a proper venue to consider challenges to the
May 21, 2024 Read Full Article
Trump’s EPA Chief Thinks Biden’s Climate Rules Are Doomed. But Will Biden’s Dollars Survive?
by Josh Siegel (Politico) ... Former Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler told the POLITICO Energy podcast that he sees key pieces of Biden’s green policies falling quickly if former President Donald Trump wins in November: Courts will strike down Biden’s aggressive pollution
May 20, 2024 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Troy Bredenkamp
The Tailpipe Emissions Rule allows the Environmental Protection Agency to award a zero for carbon emissions to an electric vehicle. “If you can assume a best-case scenario for a battery-electric vehicle, then assume a best-case scenario for a flex-fuel vehicle…it’s burning
May 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Leveling the Playing Field for Flex-Fuel Vehicles
by Pam Jahnke and Bob Bosold (Midwest Farm Report) As the U.S. works toward reducing emissions, the Renewable Fuels Association doesn’t want biofuels tossed aside. Troy Bredenkamp is the senior vice president of government & public affairs for the association. He’s focused
May 20, 2024 Read Full Article
Plant Fuels Could One Day Power Airlines and Cars while Lowering Carbon Emissions
by Joe Tarr (Wisconsin Public Radio) Head of the Wisconsin Energy Institute, Mary Blanchard, details biofuels innovations -- ... However, Blanchard (Mary Blanchard, associate director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute) told WPR’s “The Morning Show,” new biofuels have the potential to totally replace
May 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Top Republican Introduces Bill to Audit EPA Air Programs
by Sean Reilly (E&E Daily) The legislation follows questions about agency spending. -- EPA’s Clean Air Act programs would be singled out for heightened scrutiny under newly introduced legislation by House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers. H.R. 8395 would amend the act
May 17, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA Action on 2020-2022 Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Renewable Fuel Standards set for 2020 to 2022 will stay in place after a federal appeals court on Tuesday denied review to a group of refining companies. Numerous lawsuits were filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection
May 15, 2024 Read Full Article
The EPA E15 Ruling– No Need to Stop There.
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Biofuels Digest) Go ahead, blend any amount of ethanol you want. And here’s why. -- ... The recent decision by the Biden Administration to provide an “emergency waiver” so E15 can continue to be sold during
May 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s Next Frontier
by Keith Reid (Fuels Market News/Source North America Corporation) ... Here are three reasons why the staying power of ethanol will likely intensify in the coming years. The expansion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) took a step forward. ... Critics have voiced skepticism that
May 14, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Announces $9M in Grants Available for Tribes and Eligible US Territories to Replace Diesel Equipment and Reduce Harmful Emissions DEADLINE December 6, 2024
(U.S. EPA) Today, May 7, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of grant funding available to Tribal governments and eligible territories to implement projects aimed at reducing diesel emissions from older diesel engines. Legacy diesel engines emit large amounts
May 13, 2024 Read Full Article
Never Stop Educating
Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/South Dakota Farmers Union) For all of us long-time ethanol supporters, we share the frustration that American agriculture and the ethanol we produce is so often misunderstood. We were reminded of this after participating in the
May 10, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA, FDA, and USDA Issue Joint Regulatory Plan for Biotechnology
(U.S. Food and Drug Administration) In response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14081, “Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and
May 08, 2024 Read Full Article
U.S. Department of Energy Releases Request for Information to Achieve Off-Road Transportation Decarbonization DEADLINE June 7, 2024
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) have jointly released the Progression of Net-Zero Emission Propulsion Technologies for the Off-Road Sector Request for Information (RFI). The purpose of this RFI is to
May 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Doubts Abound over US Midcon E15 Shift: NATSO
by Zach Appel (Argus Media) An effort by eight US midcontinent states to start selling 15pc ethanol (E15) gasoline blends year-round starting in 2025 remains unlikely, according to US fuel retailer trade association NATSO. The US approved last month the request from Illinois, Iowa,
May 08, 2024 Read Full Article
Suspicions of Fake China Cooking Oil Alarm US Biofuel Industry
by Kim Chipman, Tarso Veloso, and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) ... One of the biggest concerns is that China shippers are adding UCO to fresh palm oil. Palm, the world’s most widely used vegetable oil, is a bane to environmentalists and many countries
May 08, 2024 Read Full Article
From Liability to Asset: How to Turn FOG from a Crisis into an Opportunity
(Greasezilla/EIN Newswire) Revolutionary new technology converts fats, oil and grease from sewer-clogging mess costing cities billions into saleable, renewable biofuel -- People love to dine out, but there’s a dark side to restaurant cooking. Along with refuse from animal product cooking and
May 07, 2024 Read Full Article
Commodity Groups Appeal Fuel Test Rule
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Commodity Groups: Ethanol Threatened by Fuel-Test Rule Buried in EV Mandate -- New fuel economy test procedures contained in the Biden administration's final pollution standards for passenger vehicles penalize ethanol and should be declared unlawful, three
May 03, 2024 Read Full Article
bp's Archaea Energy Brings Online Its Largest Modular RNG Plant to Date in Kansas
(bp) The plant can convert 9,600 standard cubic feet of landfill gas per minute into lower-carbon renewable natural gas (RNG). Plant is expected to produce enough renewable natural gas to heat up to 38,000 homes annually, according to the EPA Landfill
May 03, 2024 Read Full Article
Republicans Intensify Fight against EPA Tailpipe Rules
by Kelsey Brugger (Politico Pro/E&E Daily) House and Senate lawmakers will introduce resolutions Wednesday to overturn the rulemaking. -- Republicans on Capitol Hill have a new favorite punching bag: President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle “de facto mandate.” On Wednesday, four GOP lawmakers are
May 01, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Groups Challenge Fuel Economy Formula In EPA’s Auto Rule
(Inside EPA) Several ethanol groups are challenging EPA’s update to test-fuel requirements, adopted alongside the agency’s final passenger vehicle emissions rulemaking, claiming that a revised fuel economy calculation to account for the test fuel unlawfully boosts the stringency of fuel economy
May 01, 2024 Read Full Article
RFA Welcomes 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel Guidance, But Says Additional Work Needed
(Renewable Fuels Association) The 40B tax credit guidance and modified GREET model released today by U.S. Treasury begin to unlock the door for U.S. ethanol producers and farmers to participate in the emerging market for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). However, more work
April 30, 2024 Read Full Article
Federal CCS Task Forces Set to Meet after Yearlong Wait --- May 21-22, 2-24 --- Reston, VA and ONLINE
by Carlos Anchondo (Politico Pro Energywire) The law signed by then-President Donald Trump in December 2020 established two carbon capture and storage committees. -- Two task forces focused on tackling permitting challenges for carbon capture and storage projects are poised to
April 30, 2024 Read Full Article
For SAF’s Take-off, Look to India’s Policies
by Eric McAfee (Aemetis/Biofuels Digest) ... We win wars by issuing Cost Plus contracts to defense contractors so they can build new production capacity to produce the weapons of war. SAF is just such a weapon, but our leaders have not been
April 29, 2024 Read Full Article
30 House Republicans Take Action to Overturn Biden's Gas Car Crackdown
by Thomas Catenacci (Fox News/Yahoo!) A group of more than 30 House Republicans is introducing a resolution Friday that would overturn President Biden's actions targeting gas-powered vehicles as part of his climate push. The nearly three dozen GOP lawmakers, led by Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.,
April 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Nine Trade Associations Ask EPA to Meet November Deadline for 2026 RFS Volumes
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) Letter highlights negative impact of unreasonably low 2023 – 2025 volumes -- Today, nine trade associations representing feedstock providers, advanced biofuel producers, and low-carbon fuel customers wrote to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, urging the agency to propose and
April 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Power Progress Podcast: Complying with EPA Phase 3 GHG Rules for Heavy Duty Trucks
(KHL Group – Power Division) The Power Progress Podcast highlights issues relevant to the development of vehicles and equipment for the on-highway, off-highway, marine and power generation industries, including progress being made toward decarbonization. Topics will cover power systems and powertrain
April 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Court Wrestles with EPA Rules for Biogas: Judges Questioned Why the Agency Imposed One Set of Requirements on Biogas Producers and Another on Other Biofuels.
by Marc Heller (E&E News PM) A federal appeals court grappled Thursday with EPA’s regulation of biogas production for transportation fuel, a fresh point of contention in the renewable natural gas industry. During oral arguments on a lawsuit from the Coalition for
April 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Biden Administration to Release Low-Carbon Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Model on Tuesday - Sources
by Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The Biden administration is expected to release a climate model for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) subsidy program on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter said. The rule will dictate how ethanol producers can
April 26, 2024 Read Full Article
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) EPA announces new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, infrastructure, and workforce development to tackle climate change, reduce air pollution, and advance environmental justice -- Today, April 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of
April 25, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Approves Registration of Vertimass Green Gasoline Blends
(Vertimass) VertiGas20, a renewable gasoline product, is now registered to be sold as 20% blends in conventional gasoline to help mitigate transportation carbon emissions -- Vertimass is pleased to announce that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved registration for
April 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Booker Introduces Forest Biomass Emissions Act Of 2024
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) A bill introduced on April 17 by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and several colleagues aims to require the U.S. EPA to change the way it assesses lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forest biomass. The American
April 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Garamendi, King Introduce Biomass for Transportation Fuel Act
(Office of Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA 8th)) Supports renewable electricity from forest byproducts to charge electric vehicles -- Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) and Senator Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME) introduced the "Biomass for Transportation Fuel Act” (H.R.7609), with U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
April 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Democrats Go to Court to Defend Biden’s New Clean Car Rule
by Lesley Clark (E&E News PM) California is "not going to watch radical Republicans put the profits of big oil over the health of our planet," Gov. Gavin Newsom said. -- A coalition of Democratic-led states is countering Republican critics of the
April 24, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for E-15 Sales
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) EPA takes action to provide consumers relief at the pump by helping ensure an adequate fuel supply ahead of the upcoming season -- Today, April 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to
April 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Engineering Breakthrough – The Davis Refinery Project in North Dakota will be the World’s First Net Zero Carbon Refinery
(Meridian Energy Group) Design of the Davis Refinery has now established GHG emissions from Davis have been reduced to less than 50% of industry average levels, and the remaining GHG emissions are offset by coprocessing vegetable oil in its Diesel Hydrotreater
April 19, 2024 Read Full Article
EPA: 2 New SRE Petitions Filed, 38 SRE Petitions Now Pending
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on April 18 released updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that two additional SRE petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard in the past month. A total of 38
April 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Senate Tailpipe Rule Vote Fails Despite Dem Defections
by Manuel Quinones and Emma Dumain (Politico Pro E&E News PM) Critics of EPA's new emissions rule for cars and small trucks suffered a defeat in the Senate on Thursday afternoon. The chamber rejected Finance ranking member Mike Crapo's legislation, S. 4072, against
April 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Exclusive: US EPA to Announce Temporary Expanded Sales of Higher-Ethanol Gasoline Blend - Sources
by Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce by Friday plans to temporarily expand sales of higher-ethanol blends of gasoline this summer, a win for the corn ethanol industry that will likely see demand increase,
April 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Implement Year-Round E15
(Office of U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (R-IA-03)) U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today introduced bipartisan legislation to implement year-round E15 sales. The Year-Round E15 Act, which is co-led by U.S. Representatives Adrian Smith (NE-03), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Brad Finstad (MN-01), Eric Sorensen (IL-17),
April 18, 2024 Read Full Article
CARB’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation Rule Will Hurt the American Economy Public Comment Deadline April 22, 2024
(Association of American Railroads) Policy Position: Congress should call on EPA to prevent CARB from moving forward with its new framework. EPA should instead ensure locomotive emissions regulations move forward in a responsible, measured fashion that takes into full account technology readiness,
April 16, 2024 Read Full Article
More to Do on Methane
by Patrick Serfass and Adam Comora (American Biogas Council/OPAL Fuels/Biofuels Digest) A recent study released by the journal Science supported by research conducted by Carbon Mapper and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory revealed that methane emissions from landfills are greater than previously
April 15, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Lawmakers, Retailers Make Last-Minute Push for E15 Summer Waiver
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Letters continue to fill the mailbox at the White House from federal lawmakers, ethanol industry officials and fuel retailers pressing the Biden administration to grant a waiver to allow the continued sale of E15 this
April 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Launches Campaign to Preserve Summer Access to E15
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy launched a new ad campaign calling on the Biden administration to protect summer access to E15, an affordable, cleaner-burning fuel option. The digital advertising campaign will run across multiple platforms, including key news sites and YouTube. Watch the ad here. “The clock
April 12, 2024 Read Full Article
D.C. Circuit Upholds California Clean Air Act Waiver
by Lesley Clark (E&E News) The ruling is a major boost to the Golden State’s ability to set tough tailpipe emissions standards — and the Biden administration’s climate agenda. -- An influential federal appeals court has allowed California to retain its longstanding
April 12, 2024 Read Full Article
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