(Insisde EPA) EPA is warning of “chaos” and “apocalyptic” consequences should a federal appellate panel back refiners’ challenge to the agency’s denial of renewable fuel standard (RFS) waivers, arguing that a decision against the agency could upend the RFS program, or
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Back TO HOMEBiofuels Plant Gets Key Approval for Carbon Burial Well
by Alton Wallace (The Center Square/New Orleans City Business) KEY TAKEAWAYS: Strategic Biofuels received a draft Class VI well permit for carbon storage tied to its Louisiana Green Fuels project. The wood-fired biofuels plant in Caldwell Parish would capture and store carbon about a mile underground. The facility plans to convert 1.3 million
March 06, 2026 Read Full Article
Switched On Podcast: Biofuels Cash In on US Tax Credits: Analyst Reaction
(Bloomberg) New guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit has clarified the outlook for US biofuels. The Treasury Department has confirmed that manure-based fuels can earn negative emissions scores, unlocking potential credits of around $7 per gallon for some renewable
March 06, 2026 Read Full Article
US Sorghum Turns to Ethanol as Exports Slows
by Ryan Koory (Argus Media) Slowing global trade activity, and growing biofuels opportunities have pushed US sorghum growers to pivot towards ethanol as a future driver of demand. Slowing international trade, with some partners "on the sideline" this year combined with a
March 06, 2026 Read Full Article
D.C. Circuit to Hear RFS Waivers Case Testing ‘Small Refiner’ Definition
(Inside EPA) The Trump EPA’s new policy for issuing compliance waivers for small refineries from renewable fuel standard (RFS) biofuel blending mandates will face its first legal test during March 6 oral arguments in a suit that will focus on how
March 06, 2026 Read Full Article
Coalition Submits Letter to PHMSA Urging the Agency to Modernize Safety Regulations for CO2 Pipelines
(Carbon Capture Coalition) On February 26, the Carbon Capture Coalition (the Coalition) submitted a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration urging the agency to promulgate updated safety guidelines for CO2 pipelines. As carbon management deployment accelerates in support of domestic energy security, manufacturing competitiveness, and emissions reduction
March 05, 2026 Read Full Article
45Q Credits Amid EPA GHG Reporting Uncertainty
by Roxby Hartley and Chelsa Oren (EcoEngineers) For ethanol producers investing in carbon capture and storage, Section 45Q, the U.S. tax credit for carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration, remains a cornerstone incentive. At the same time, recent regulatory developments have introduced uncertainty
March 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Fast-Tracked For Success: Carbon-by-Rail
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) To help ethanol producers manage captured CO2, Frontier Carbon Solutions LLC is full steam ahead with a carbon-by-rail logistics operation that could serve producers from Illinois to California. Robby Rockey, CEO of Frontier Infrastructure Holdings
March 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Grassroots Advocacy Needed In DC Now More Than Ever
by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The American Coalition for Ethanol’s 15th annual Washington, D.C. Fly-In & Government Affairs Summit March 17–18 comes at a defining moment for ethanol, agriculture and rural America. With major decisions surrounding year-round
March 05, 2026 Read Full Article
House Ag Committee Declines to Add E15 Language to Draft 2026 Farm Bill
by Erin Krueger (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Ill., on March 4 attempted to amend the draft 2026 Farm Bill currently under consideration by the House Agriculture Committee to include language enabling year-round sales of E15. The amendment did not
March 05, 2026 Read Full Article
From Tax Incentives to Market Access: Unlocking Climate-Smart Acres for the Chemical Sector
(World Bio Market Insights) This keynote panel explores the expansion potential for U.S. bioethanol into the global chemical sector, leveraging incentives under Section 45Z of the Inflation Reduction Act. As chemical companies pursue net-zero goals, demand for low-carbon, biobased feedstocks is
March 04, 2026 Read Full Article
Are Flex-Fuel Vehicles Making a Comeback?
by Larry Lee (Brownfield Ag News) Ethanol leaders are focused on bringing nationwide E15 to consumers, but the E85 blend is starting to get more attention. Troy Bredenkamp with the Renewable Fuels Association tells Brownfield that nationwide E15 has the potential to
March 04, 2026 Read Full Article
EPA Delays 2025 Deadline for Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
(Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Feb. 27 issued a final rule delaying the 2025 reporting deadline for its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) from March 31, 2026, to Oct. 30, 2026. The agency continues to consider repeal of the
March 04, 2026 Read Full Article
Biofuels M&A: 2025 Review & Outlook
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Editor’s Note: For quite a number of years, we have been pleased to collaborate with our friends at Ocean Park Advisors to bring you an annual report for Biofuels Mergers and Acquisition activity during the year
March 04, 2026 Read Full Article
Biofuel Expectations Building in Oilseed Sector
by Barry Coleman (Northern Canola Growers Association/Farm & Ranch Guide) The bullish strength of oilseed markets recently is tied to the efforts of biofuel supporters on both sides of the border seeking to grow the industry and the expectation that
March 03, 2026 Read Full Article
Biofuels Group Calls for Year-Round E15 to Ease Wartime Oil Price Spike
(Inside EPA) The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is urging Congress to quickly enact an authorization for year-round use of 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) to ease consumer fuel prices, amid a surge in oil prices resulting from the outbreak of war
March 03, 2026 Read Full Article
The Future of Worldwide Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Demand: Different Transatlantic Government Policies Make Pathways to Net-Zero Aviation Difficult
by Michael Croudace (Sustainable Aviation Fuels Institute) ... This paper examines how U.S. policy retrenchment under President Trump, aggressive European mandates, airline voluntary programs, and potential U.S. policy reversal will shape worldwide SAF demand through mid-century. The Trump administration’s actions in 2025 dramatically
March 02, 2026 Read Full Article
My Response to a Simpleton's Argument against Ethanol
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) I was recently directed to an article published on City-Journal.org titled, "A Simple Policy to Reduce Food Prices". The article was written by James B. Meigs, a senior fellow of the Manhattan Institute and a contributing
March 02, 2026 Read Full Article
RFA’s Cooper Calls for Year-Round E15, Highlights Record Ethanol Production at 31st Annual National Ethanol Conference
(Renewable Fuels Association) Speaking to attendees at the 31st annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper celebrated a record-breaking year for the U.S. ethanol industry while urging Congress and the Trump administration to fully
February 26, 2026 Read Full Article
USDA Predicts 17% Boost in Soybean Oil Use in Biofuel Production
by Erin Krueger (Biomass Magazine) The USDA on Feb. 19 released its Grains and Oilseed Outlook, predicting an increase in soybean production and planted acres for 2026-'27. The volume of soybean oil used for biofuel production is expected to increase approximately
February 25, 2026 Read Full Article
RFA Releases 2026 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association released its 2026 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide today (February 24, 2026) to kick off the 31st annual National Ethanol Conference, taking place this week in Orlando. The annual publications serve as the go-to source of ethanol
February 25, 2026 Read Full Article
Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit Public Hearing --- May 28, 2026 --- Washington, DC and by phone
This document contains proposed regulations regarding the clean fuel production credit enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and amended by the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). These proposed regulations would provide rules for determining clean fuel production
February 23, 2026 Read Full Article
BASF Launches Circalo: Low Carbon Intensity Crops, to Help Ethanol Producers Capture Value under 45Z
(BASF) BASF has introduced Circalo™: Low Carbon Intensity Crops, a comprehensive, unified platform designed to connect farmers, agronomists and ethanol producers with the tools needed to help operationalize agricultural carbon intensity (CI) under evolving regulatory frameworks, including the Clean Fuel Production
February 20, 2026 Read Full Article
The Soy Crush Expansion Draws Parallels to Ethanol Boom. Here Are the Differences.
by Debbie Carlson (Pro Farmer) Biofuels expansion completely at mercy of government policy -- The White House’s aggressive targets under the renewable fuels standard and its renewable volume obligations for 2026-2027 for biofuels have some soybean market participants drawing hopeful parallels to
February 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Refiners, Biogas Producers Spar Over EPA’s RFS Cellulosic Fuel Waiver
(Inside EPA) Refiners and biogas producers are sparring over EPA’s decision to partially exempt refineries from renewable fuel standard (RFS) cellulosic biofuel blending obligations for 2024, as refiners argue that the agency should have granted a bigger exemption while biogas producers
February 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry: 2025 Update
by Scott Irwin (farmdoc daily) The operational efficiency of any industry is key to long-term profitability, no less so for the U.S. ethanol industry. Fortunately, the USDA began publishing the Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report in October 2014 and this important data
February 19, 2026 Read Full Article
EPA Expected to Send 2026 Biofuel Blending Quotas to White House This Week
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to submit proposed biofuel blending quotas for 2026 to the White House this week for final review, according to two sources familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump's administration is racing
February 18, 2026 Read Full Article
Exxon Mobil Renews Calls for Plastics-to-Fuel Recycling Support
by Ellie Borst (Politico Pro Greenwire) The petrochemical giant, which opened a new advanced recycling unit, is re-upping pressure for "supportive" policies on the controversial technologies. -- Exxon Mobil is re-upping the pressure on lawmakers and EPA to adopt friendlier policies regulating
February 17, 2026 Read Full Article
Trump Repeals Landmark Legal Policy Underpinning Key Climate Rules
by Jake Spring, Ambrosia Wojahn and Brady Dennis (Washington Post) Nearly 17 years after the Environmental Protection Agency declared that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten the public’s health and welfare, the agency on Thursday rescinded the landmark legal opinion
February 12, 2026 Read Full Article
2025 Another Record Year For Unleaded 88 In MN
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) For the fifth consecutive year, annual sales of Unleaded 88 in Minnesota reached a new record. -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce last week reported monthly Unleaded 88 sales for December 2025, which finalized total sales for 2025. The report showed Unleaded 88 (also
February 12, 2026 Read Full Article
Can Ford’s U-Turn on EVs Open the Road for Ethanol?
by Doug Durante (Clean Fuels Development Coalition/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) $19 billion down the drain. Ford finally read the writing on the wall and said they are totally reversing course when it comes to EVs. But wait, it gets worse – when
February 11, 2026 Read Full Article
EPA to Delay Enforcement of Life-Saving Air Pollution Rule
by Sean Reilly (Politico Pro Greenwire) The agency missed a Saturday deadline to determine which parts of the country are flunking the tightened 2024 rule for soot exposure. -- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin could delay enforcement of an air pollution standard projected
February 10, 2026 Read Full Article
OECD Paper Compares Regulatory Environments for Biotechnology and Biosolutions between the EU and United States
by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (Bergeson & Campbell) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) posted a working paper on January 30, 2026, entitled A comparison of the innovation and regulatory environments for biotechnology and biosolutions across the European
February 09, 2026 Read Full Article
Trump Cut Science Funding. Small Businesses Are Paying the Price.
by Chelsea Harvey (Poltico) Some federal contractors are feeling the squeeze after the president slashed support for climate programs and other research efforts. ... All eyes on the federal budget Many small business leaders are anxiously eyeing the horizon as the new year gets
February 08, 2026 Read Full Article
Here’s What Could Happen When the Endangerment Finding Dies
By Jean Chemnick (E&E News Climatewire) States, courts and Congress could be forced to fill the climate policy vacuum. -- ... The so-called endangerment finding undergirds federal authority to regulate climate pollution. Revoking it would have the immediate effect of sweeping aside
February 07, 2026 Read Full Article
Is Year-Round E15 the Next Big Demand Shift — or Just Noise?
Allison Thompson (The Money Farm/AgWeek) ... Ethanol plants and the ethanol market rapidly changed the corn market. But Allison Thompson says that if E15 were to become legal to sell year-round, it likely would have a less profound on the
February 06, 2026 Read Full Article
What the Treasury’s Announcement on 45Z Tax Credits Means to Farmers
by Margy Eckelkamp (AgWeb) The proposed rule sets up farmers to participate in the opportunity created by these biofuel producer tax credits, but questions remain. -- On Feb. 3, the Treasury Department confirmed farmers will have a seat at the table to
February 05, 2026 Read Full Article
California: Clean Truck Check Rules Still in Force for Out-of-State Trucks, Despite EPA Disapproval
by Deborah Lockridge (Heavy Duty Trucking) The Environmental Protection Agency said California can’t enforce its Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Regulation, known as Clean Truck Check, on vehicles registered outside the state. But California said it will keep enforcing the rule. The Environmental Protection
February 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are a Win for Everyone – Time for Year-Round E15
(Southern Farm Network Today) There are many things the farming community can do, and is doing, to help the environment and climate. But perhaps consumers are not aware of one area when it comes to the environment that the farming sector
February 05, 2026 Read Full Article
The Secret to Lowering Food Prices? Renewable Fuels.
by Kip Eideberg (Association of Equipment Manufacturers/The Hill) American agriculture is at a crossroads. With few new free trade agreements in place and global markets increasingly shaped by geopolitical tension, U.S. farmers face shrinking access to international buyers. At the same time,
February 04, 2026 Read Full Article
Bipartisan Group Warns Congress of Potential Ag Industry Collapse
by Joshua Baethge (Farm Progress) In letter to congressional ag committees, former USDA and farm group officials cite Trump’s policies as causing “tremendous harm” to U.S. agriculture. -- A bipartisan group of former USDA and farm group leaders warned Congress about the farm economy’s
February 04, 2026 Read Full Article
Iowa Reports Lowest Biofuel Production in a Decade
by Jacob Calvin (The Daily Iowan) Officials in the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association point to a lack of clear government regulation for the decrease. -- According to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Iowa produced 31 percent less biofuel in 2025 at 244
February 03, 2026 Read Full Article
US Biofuel (45Z)Tax Rule to Benefit Resellers, Farmers Public Comment DEADLINE April 6, 2026
by Cole Martin (Argus Media) President Donald Trump's administration expects to update the rules around a low-carbon fuel tax credit to allow more types of fuel sales to qualify and to encourage farmers to grow crops more sustainably. ... The proposed regulations Tuesday
February 03, 2026 Read Full Article
NSCEB Paper Outlines Policy Options to Modernize Oversight of Biotechnology Products
by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton (Bergeson & Campbell) The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) has published a January 2026 discussion paper entitled “Creating Clear Regulatory Pathways for Biotechnology.” According to the paper, biotechnology regulations in the United
February 02, 2026 Read Full Article
US Biomass-Based Diesel 2026: A Tipping Point for Growth
(ResourceWise) In the aftermath of this year's Clean Fuels Conference in Orlando, sentiment across the US biomass-based diesel industry is unmistakably bullish. But that confidence is underpinned by a mix of opportunity and uncertainty that will shape the sector through 2026 and
January 30, 2026 Read Full Article
Cronyism, Not Competition, Is Driving U.S. Fuel Markets
by Stephen Moore (Real Clear Policy)... Its (Renewable Fuels Standard) intention was to reduce air pollution and reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil. But its political goal was to help farm states by increasing demand for corn and other ag products
January 30, 2026 Read Full Article
California Accelerates Work on EV Rules, Tax Credits that Trump Opposes, State's Top Air Regulator Says
by Lisa Baertlein, Valerie Volcovici and David Shepardson (Reuters) California officials are meeting Detroit automakers this week to discuss the next phase of greenhouse gas regulations for cars and trucks, the state's top air regulator said. ... Ford Motor (F.N), opens new tab and Stellantis
January 30, 2026 Read Full Article
Trump Officials Have Delayed Finalizing the Repeal of the Agency’s “Endangerment Finding” over Concerns the Proposal Is Too Weak to Withstand a Court Challenge.
by Jake Spring (Washington Post) Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in court -- Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns
January 29, 2026 Read Full Article
Indiana to Pursue Permitting Primacy over Carbon Dioxide Storage Wells
by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz (Indiana Capital Chronicle) The EPA makes those decisions in Indiana and elsewhere, but an increasing number of states are seeking primary enforcement authority. -- Hoosier leaders plan to take over federal review of a pipeline of contentious projects to
January 28, 2026 Read Full Article
Trump in Ethanol-Friendly Iowa Pushes for Bill Boosting E15 Gasoline
by Hadriana Lowenkron (Bloomberg/MSN) President Donald Trump threw his support behind a legislative proposal that would expand sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline as he looked to build support for his economic record with a crowd that included farmers in Iowa. Trump told
January 28, 2026 Read Full Article
The Supreme Trial of the Bioeconomy Is Here
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The Trump Administration’s assault on EV mandates and incentives has scrambled the decarbonization playbook. Federal signals are inconsistent. Long-range policy visibility is gone. But in pulling support from one sector, Washington exposed another reality: aviation, marine
January 27, 2026 Read Full Article
White House OMB Concludes Review of 45Z Proposed Rule
by Erin Krueger (Biodiesel Magazine) The White House Office of Management and Budget on Jan. 23 concluded its review of a proposed rule to implement guidance for the 45Z clean fuel production credit, according to information posted to the agency’s website. The
January 27, 2026 Read Full Article
Washington Week Ahead: Trump Stumps in Iowa; Another Shutdown Possible
by Kim Chipman, Oliver Ward, Lydia Johnson, and Philip Brasher (Agri-Pulse) President Donald Trump kicks off a series of weekly campaign trips across the U.S. with a visit to Iowa even as the ethanol industry and corn producers are angry about the failure of an E15
January 26, 2026 Read Full Article
Treasury Secretary Sean Duffy Discloses Trump Vehicle Policy, Welcomes Chinese Vehicles
by Bob Kozak* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Public Policy Day at the 2026 Washington DC Auto Show 22 January 2026: A Look to the Future of the US Vehicle Industry -- As a kick-off for the annual Auto Show in Washington DC,
January 25, 2026 Read Full Article
Biofuels Producers Seek Clarity as 45Z Clean Fuel Tax Credit Takes Effect
by Carah Hart (Brownfield Ag News) The CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America says the biofuels industry is awaiting more details about final guidance to implement the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. Changes made to the 45Z tax credit in the
January 23, 2026 Read Full Article
The Promise of Ethanol-to-Jet for Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the United States
by Nafisa Lohawala (Resources) Ethanol-to-jet could link the large ethanol industry in the United States to aviation, one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize. However, its viability depends on achieving and credibly demonstrating low life-cycle carbon intensity. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are widely viewed as one of the few
January 22, 2026 Read Full Article
House Republicans Strike Deal to Establish E15 Fuel Council
by Ken Tran and Olivia Gyapong (Bloomberg Government) House Republican leaders struck an agreement with Midwestern GOP lawmakers to establish a rural energy council focused on E15 biofuel, resolving a conflict that threatened to derail the latest government funding package. The E-15 Rural
January 22, 2026 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2026 Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aemetis outlines a five-year plan projecting Adjusted EBITDA growth from $31.2 million in 2024 to $644.6 million in 2028. The strategy hinges on expanding dairy RNG digesters from 8 in 2023 to 75 by 2028 and
January 22, 2026 Read Full Article
Environmental Groups Ask USDA to Make Manure Digester Projects Ineligible for REAP
by Erin Krueger (Biomass Magazine) A coalition of 34 environmental groups on Jan. 14 filed a rulemaking petition with the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service to make certain anaerobic digestion projects ineligible to receive grants or loans under the Rural Energy for
January 21, 2026 Read Full Article
When the Clock Is Ticking, but the Rules Aren’t Set: Clean Fuels Conference 2026 Delegates Assess a Wonderland of Market Opportunity and Policy Uncertainty
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If the clean fuels industry is living through an Alice-in-Wonderland moment, it’s not because things feel fanciful. It’s because the rules keep changing shape just as the clock gets louder. That was the unspoken theme running through
January 21, 2026 Read Full Article
The Road Less Taken: Iowa Moves High Biodiesel Blends Forward
by Jenna Rose (Iowa Biodiesel Board/Biobased Diesel Daily) State-level policy and industry collaboration position Iowa as a model for B30 adoption. As Iowa’s biodiesel producers continue to weather a difficult year marked by federal-policy uncertainty and challenges, the state of Iowa continues
January 21, 2026 Read Full Article
Keep on Going
by Allen Schaeffer (Engine Technology Forum/Biobased Diesel Daily) The lyrics of a popular 20-year-old country-music song provide guidance to help navigate the pit of uncertainty and tumult. -- It’s been a challenging year for anyone hoping for clarity on vehicle and fuels
January 20, 2026 Read Full Article
How New Subsidy Guidelines Could Make Brown Grease the New Gold
Kristof Reiter (Reiter USA/Biobased Diesel Daily) Recent changes, including replacing the blenders tax credit with 45Z, removal of the indirect land-use change penalty, and potential reductions in subsidies to foreign fuel and feedstock under both 45Z and RFS programs, are fundamentally
January 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Industry Exec Says Delayed Tax Credit Rules Endanger Iowa Biodiesel Plants
by O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw says the state’s biodiesel producers are facing dire circumstances. Many biodiesel plants idled in 2025 and haven’t restarted, according to Shaw. “I’m told that a typical plant, just because of ongoing
January 20, 2026 Read Full Article
API, Ethanol Groups Clinch Deal on US Biofuel Bill
by Cole Martin (Argus Media) The American Petroleum Institute (API) and ethanol groups have agreed on reforms to US biofuel policy that they would like to see, teeing up a last-minute lobbying campaign to get the provisions included in federal budget
January 20, 2026 Read Full Article
Carbon Counts: The Global Race for Carbon Advantage
This month, David LaGreca, Dave Lindenmuth, and Lisa Hanke explore the evolving landscape of carbon markets and regulatory policy, focusing on the strategic advantages and challenges faced by U.S. and international players. This session will cover the implications of U.S.
January 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Unlocking Revenue Through Life-Cycle Analysis
by Laith Amin (Sustainability Magazine/EcoEngineers) For years, the energy and industrial sectors have treated compliance as a necessary cost of doing business. Regulations were viewed as hurdles, tax credits as short-term windfalls and carbon accounting as a paperwork exercise. But we
January 19, 2026 Read Full Article
Groups Oppose Looming EPA Rollback Of Vehicle Criteria Emissions Limits
(Inside EPA) Dozens of environmental and public health groups are expressing “unequivocal opposition” to any EPA move to “weaken, pause or delay” criteria pollution standards or related “warranty and minimum useful life” requirements for vehicles, signaling an intensified fight about EPA’s
January 16, 2026 Read Full Article
Fueling Growth Despite Policy Uncertainty
by Scott Fenwick (Clean Fuels Alliance America/Biobased Diesel Daily) Fuel quality, reliability and performance drive adoption while robust production capacity and domestic feedstock supplies position the industry for a rapid increase in output. The U.S. biomass-based diesel industry is at a critical
January 15, 2026 Read Full Article
2026: The Year of Differentiated Opportunity
by Dani Charles (Veriflux/Biobased Diesel Daily) The regulatory fog has thinned enough to invest in—and reap the benefits of— systems intentionally built for adaptability and traceability. -- This is my third year contributing to the Winter Edition of Biobased Diesel®. Each year,
January 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Addressing a Gap in the Canadian Bioeconomy -- Micro-Certificate Programs Provide Life Cycle Assessment and Clean Fuel Policies Training
(BC Bioenergy Network) Micro-certificate programs provide life cycle assessment and clean fuel policies training to professionals across North America. Canada’s growing bioeconomy is charting a course towards a low-carbon future, but a crucial skills gap has emerged as a significant challenge. As
January 14, 2026 Read Full Article
FAA Plans Unleaded Fuel Comparison Testing Public Comments DEADLINE March 13, 2026
by Russ Niles (AvBrief.com) The FAA says it will conduct head-to-head tests of the three unleaded candidate fuels to replace 100LL as it moves toward the full transition to unleaded aviation gasoline by the congressionally mandated deadline of Dec. 30, 2030 (2032 in
January 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Ethanol Unleashed: National Ethanol Conference --- February 24-26, 2026 --- Orlando, FL
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Day in and day out, tens of thousands of workers in the ethanol value chain take grain from America’s farm fields and transform it into clean, renewable fuel and other valuable bioproducts. But
January 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Bumper Crops Underscore Risk in Biofuel Investment Slowdown
by Kim Chipman (Agri-Pulse) As farmers get a new round of bad crop market news, biofuel investment has stalled due to U.S. policy uncertainty. America’s crop farmers got hit with a fresh wave of market woes this week, ramping up pressure on the Trump
January 14, 2026 Read Full Article
Fueling the Future: OPAL Fuels
by Caitlin Scheresky (Biomass Magazine) Five years ago, OPAL Fuels stepped out of the private sector and emerged as an ambitious leader in the production and distribution of renewable natural gas. With major partners including NextEra Energy, UPS, CHS and Fiat Chrysler
January 13, 2026 Read Full Article
Supreme Court Denies Iowa Counties’ Request for Rehearing in Pipeline Case against Summit
by Cami Koons (Iowa Capital Dispatch/WV News) The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request Monday from Story and Shelby counties requesting a review of a lower court’s ruling that county ordinances pertaining to a carbon sequestration pipeline were preempted by federal
January 13, 2026 Read Full Article
OPIS Announces Launch of the New OPIS Biofuels Weekly Report
(OPIS) OPIS today (January 9, 2026) announced a significant enhancement to its long-standing Ethanol & Biodiesel Information Service (EBIS) Weekly Newsletter, which will now be published under the name OPIS Biofuels Weekly Report. The updated title and expanded coverage reflect the rapidly
January 13, 2026 Read Full Article
Unleaded Fuel Transition Plan to Be Unveiled Public Comment DEADLINE March 13, 2026
by Russ Niles (AvBrief) The FAA may lay its cards on the table on just how it’s going to have all piston aircraft burning unleaded fuel within the next five years. The agency will issue its Draft FAA Transition Plan to
January 12, 2026 Read Full Article
EPA Endangerment Finding Repeal Goes to White House for Final Review
by Alex Guillén (Politico Pro) ... As proposed in July, EPA argued that the Clean Air Act does not give it the authority to address climate change because of the global nature of greenhouse gas emissions. By revoking the 2009 endangerment finding
January 10, 2026 Read Full Article
House Passes Appropriations Package with Bioenergy Provisions
by Erin Krueger (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 8 voted 397 to 28 in favor of an appropriations package that includes language on biomass energy and sustainability. Reports accompanying the legislation include guidance on small refinery
January 09, 2026 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Asks EPA to Maintain RFS Compliance Deadline
(Cl;ean Fuels Alliance America) Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, asking the agency to maintain the 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard compliance deadline on March 31, 2026, to mitigate the impacts of rulemaking delays. Under
January 08, 2026 Read Full Article
Green Groups Slam Trump’s ‘Retrograde’ Fuel-Economy Plan for Cars
by Mike Lee (Politico Pro Climatewire) The criticism comes as the administration moves toward finalizing CAFE standards that would make vehicles less efficient in 2031 than they are today. -- Environmentalists took aim at one of the Trump administration’s central arguments for
January 08, 2026 Read Full Article
Small Refinery Abandons Challenge to EPA Renewable Fuel Orders
by Shayna Greene (Bloomberg Law) Calumet Shreveport Refining LLC dropped its lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s denial of its request seeking small refinery exemptions to renewable fuel standards. The Fifth Circuit on Monday granted the refiner’s request to dismiss its case
January 07, 2026 Read Full Article
Lawmakers Push EPA on Renewable Fuel Exemptions
by Marc Heller (E&E Daily) A spending deal would press the agency to make the renewable fuel standard more responsive to small refiners' production costs. -- Lawmakers are giving EPA a fresh nudge to let more small petroleum refineries sidestep biofuel blending
January 07, 2026 Read Full Article
Ag, Biofuel Groups Continue Call for Year-Round Sales of Lower-Cost E15
(Renewable Fuels Association) In a letter sent today to congressional leadership, a coalition of more than 70 biofuel and agricultural organizations called for the immediate passage of legislation to allow year-round nationwide sales of the American-made E15 fuel blend, containing 15 percent ethanol.
January 07, 2026 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Blend Rate Tops 11% in October, as E15 Expansion Continues
(Renewable Fuels Association) Ethanol accounted for 11.06 percent of the nation’s gasoline in October, marking the first time in history that the monthly ethanol “blend rate” has topped 11 percent, according to newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The
January 06, 2026 Read Full Article
2025 Positions Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel for Success in 2026
(Clean Fuels Alliance America) The clean fuels industry strengthened its foundation in 2025 behind record policy targets, new engine capabilities and proven performance, setting expectations for continued growth in 2026. “Government agencies, fleets, manufacturers and consumers in 2025 recognized that biodiesel and
January 05, 2026 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: RIN Market Awaits US Policy Clarity
by By Matthew Cope and Cole Martin (Argus Media) US renewable fuel credits have traded in a narrow range for months but are likely to break out soon, when President Donald Trump's administration provides more clarity on incentives in the new year. Under
January 05, 2026 Read Full Article
SABR Turns Two; and Like All Two-Year-Olds, Has Been Very Busy
by Joe Jobe (Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners Coalition (SABR)/Biodiesel Magazine) ... SABR incorporated as a 501(c)(6) biodiesel trade association in September 2023 with about 20 organizational members, and now we have more than 70, including some of the most seasoned veterans
January 03, 2026 Read Full Article
Considerations for Switching to SAF
by Luis Hoffman (Sulzer/Biodiesel Magazine) ... First-generation biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester or FAME) producers who have the feedstock, capability and resources to switch to SAF production may hold the fate of air travel in their hands. A Growing Market for SAF Although
January 03, 2026 Read Full Article
Selling the Oomph, Not the Oil: Aemetis, XCF, and the Invisible Value Shift That Will Define Renewables in 2026
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The gallons of green liquid? Not the star anymore. The real value lies in the attributes — the verified, tradeable, financeable proof of carbon benefit. Like: • Energy Attribute Certificates (RECs, Guarantees of Origin) • Zero-Emission Credits
January 02, 2026 Read Full Article
Leveling The Playing Field
by Katie Schroeder (Biodiesel Magazine) In the pursuit of supporting biofuels, both sides of the U.S.-Canada border have implemented incentive structures to encourage the production or use of renewable fuels over fossil fuels. However, the U.S. 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit
January 01, 2026 Read Full Article
The State of Soy
by Susanne Retka Schill (Biodiesel Magazine) The soybean supply chain looks to proposed biofuel polices for hope in the midst of what’s been described as one of the most challenging years ever. For biofuel producers, the uncertainty around final rules and
December 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Aemetis Receives Funds from the Sale of $17 million of Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable liquid fuels company focused on lower cost and reduced emissions products, today (December 30, 2025) announced that its Aemetis Biogas LLC subsidiary received funds from the sale of $17 million
December 31, 2025 Read Full Article
Treasury Issues 45Q ‘Safe Harbor’ amid EPA Plan to Scrap GHG Reporting
(Inside EPA) The Treasury Department is issuing a promised “safe harbor” for companies looking to qualify for the section 45Q carbon storage tax credit after EPA proposed to scuttle its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) requirements related to the sector, though
December 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Ethanol Report on 2025
(Ag News Wire) 2025 marked the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and showed just how far U.S. ethanol has come – and how much more it could accomplish for the world with just a little more freedom. Nationwide, year-round
December 30, 2025 Read Full Article
Volatile Biofuels Demand Is Reshaping the Price Relationship between Soybean and Palm Oils
by Yu-Chi Wang and Joe Janzen (farmdoc/Successful Farming) ... Soybean oil and palm oil are the two most widely available vegetable oils in the world and are substitutes in many products, including as feedstocks in the production of biofuels. For many years,
December 29, 2025 Read Full Article
Growth Energy: Amendments to ESA Rules Would Strengthen the RFS
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, expressed its support today for regulatory amendments proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that streamline the regulatory process, addressing unnecessary barriers that have the potential
December 24, 2025 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to Low Carbon Fuels Market Trends
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ICF forecasts environmental commodity pricing will likely rise, driven by domestic feedstock shortages versus aggressive Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs). This tension is compounded by the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) limiting full credit for virgin
December 24, 2025 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: Policy Delays Refocus US SAF Industry
by Matthew Cope (Argus Media) ... SAF output rose to an all-time high of 196mn USG through November of this year compared to 39mn USG in all of 2024, according to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data. But growth next year
December 24, 2025 Read Full Article
What Caused the U.S. Ethanol Boom?
by Scott Irwin (University of Illinois/farmdoc daily) The U.S. experienced a major ethanol boom between roughly 2004 and 2011, with production nearly quadrupling from 3.4 to 13.3 billion gallons. By far the most common explanation for the cause of the ethanol
December 23, 2025 Read Full Article
US EPA Tentatively Approves First Carbon Sequestration Project in Kansas Public Comment DEADLINE February 1, 2026
by Siri Hedreen (S&P Global) PureField to bury 1.8 mil metric tons of CO2 over 12 years; Would capture CO2 from PureField's Russell biofuels plant -- The Trump administration has tentatively approved ethanol producer PureField Ingredients' plan to bury its CO2 emissions in
December 23, 2025 Read Full Article
New Treasury and IRS Guidance Addresses 45Q Carbon Capture Credit Risks
by Vasil Velev (Carbon Herald) The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have released new guidance aimed at keeping the federal carbon capture tax credit functioning smoothly through a period of regulatory uncertainty, offering a temporary compliance pathway for companies
December 22, 2025 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Urges Courts to Reject Refinery SRE Challenges
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, filed briefs in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 10th and 11th Circuits yesterday urging the courts to reject attempts by refiners to circumvent recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent on
December 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Treasury, IRS Deliver 45Z Proposal to White House OMB
by Erin Krueger (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on Dec. 17 delivered a proposed rule to set 45Z clean fuel production credit guidance to the White House Office of Management and Budget. OMB
December 19, 2025 Read Full Article
EPA: 8 New SRE Petitions Filed, 25 SRE Petitions Now Pending
by Erin Krueger (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Dec. 18 released new data showing eight new small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard in the past month. A total of 25 SRE petitions
December 19, 2025 Read Full Article
Top 10 Ag Stories of 2025: No. 10 -- From RFS Exemptions to E15 in CA, Biofuels Policy Makes News in 2025
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) From a Supreme Court ruling in favor of biofuels groups, to a new Renewable Fuel Standard volumes proposal and more debate on small-refinery exemptions, biofuels news this year was highly consequential and starts our Top
December 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Biofuels Forum Highlights Policy, Markets and the Future of Rural Energy
by Jeffrey Tonjes (Northwest Signal) Northwest Ohio farmers, lawmakers and industry leaders came together Monday (December8, 2025) for an in-depth forum examining the role of biofuels in agriculture, energy policy and rural economic stability. The event held at the Tinora Performing Arts
December 17, 2025 Read Full Article
2025 in Review: Engines Work
by Allen Schaeffer (Engine Technology Forum) Vehicle, engine, and equipment makers, and their suppliers and fuel producers, are adapting and pivoting to meet the demands of the moment. ... Reeling from the sharp fall of electric vehicles and the seismic shift in Washington,
December 16, 2025 Read Full Article
The ‘Ethanol Mandate’ Myth
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Wall Street Journal) Derrick Morgan and Mario Loyola ask “Can Trump’s EPA Break the Ethanol Habit?” (op-ed, Dec. 5), but they misunderstand the subject. The Renewable Fuel Standard isn’t an “ethanol mandate.” Refiners can blend any renewable fuel they’d
December 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Why Managing Fuel Consumption Matters for Every Trucker
by Asparuh Koev (Transmetrics/Biofuels Digest) The Trump administration’s plan to scale back the Biden-era fuel-efficiency standards may trim compliance costs for manufacturers and even reduce the sticker price on new vehicles. Yet for fleet owners, any upfront relief is likely to be short-lived.
December 16, 2025 Read Full Article
Why EPA Might Purge Climate Skepticism from Its Endangerment Repeal
by Jean Chemnick (E&E News Climatewire) The DOE report by climate contrarians has caused legal problems for Administrator Lee Zeldin’s attempts to roll back the scientific finding. -- Deepening legal woes surrounding a Trump administration report that casts aspersions on climate science
December 16, 2025 Read Full Article
45Z Tax Credits Set to Bring Windfall to Ethanol Plants
by Jared White (Brownfield Ag News) Major changes to the 45Z tax credit are set to go into effect at the end of the month. Scott Irwin, ag economist at the University of Illinois, says the
December 15, 2025 Read Full Article
Fuel Retailers, Biodiesel Producers and Home Heating Industry Support Biodiesel Blenders' Tax Credit Legislation
(NATSO/PR Newswire) NATSO, the national association representing America's travel plazas and truck stops, SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) and Sustainable Advanced Biofuel Refiners (SABR) today applauded Senator
December 12, 2025 Read Full Article
2026: The Year Ahead -- 45Z Takes off, but Not to Expand SAF
by Jacqui Fatka (CoBank) Key Points: Ethanol producers can capture significant 45Z payments with minimal plant changes. For connected facilities, the launch of Tallgrass’ Trailblazer carbon pipeline creates an extra CI reduction boost. The elimination of the SAF incentive will further constrain liftoff
December 12, 2025 Read Full Article
Ensuring Workforce Safety and Compliance in Biofuel Production
(Biofuels International) As the world transitions to renewable energy, biofuel production plays a vital role in reducing carbon emissions and driving sustainable energy solutions. However, the shift to greener operations also comes with its own set of challenges. While biofuel producers work
December 11, 2025 Read Full Article
New Study Shows EPA "Half RIN" Proposal Would Keep U.S. Soybean Demand Strong
(American Soybean Association/Morning Ag Clips) Researchers modeled three scenarios and found that the half-RIN approach delivers the greatest economic benefit to U.S. soybean farmers -- A new economic analysis finds that EPA’s proposal to assign 50% of the Renewable Identification Number (RIN)
December 11, 2025 Read Full Article
Markets, Trade, and Biofuels Set the Tone as NGFA Opens 54th Country Elevator Conference
(Grain Journal) ... Rounding out the morning, Jacqui Fatka, Lead Economist for Farm Supply and Biofuels at CoBank, provided an in-depth analysis of the evolving biofuels landscape. Her presentation covered expanding renewable diesel capacity, shifting soybean crush economics, export opportunities for
December 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Iowa Biodiesel Board: Market-Driven Policies Key to Long-Term Farm Recovery
by Jenna Higgins Rose (River Cities' Reader) The Iowa Biodiesel Board today responded to the Trump administration's announcement of a $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, expressing appreciation for the support while emphasizing that long-term, market-driven policy solutions are essential to helping
December 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Lee Calls on EPA to Advance Trump Agenda by Not Shifting Compliance Costs to Refineries
(Office of U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) ) U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) led a letter today with colleagues from the Senate calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to support President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda by preventing unfair reallocation of compliance
December 10, 2025 Read Full Article
What New Federal Timber Directives Mean for Wood Processing, Bioenergy, and Domestic Feedstock Supply
by Bill Hagy (LEC Partners/Biofuels Digest) In early 2025, two federal actions signaled a notable shift in how the U.S. approaches forest management, timber production, and the utilization of restoration byproducts. While they don’t change market fundamentals overnight, they do
December 10, 2025 Read Full Article
Liquid Fuels Groups Announce Progress on E15, Small Refinery Exemption Reform
(American Petroleum Institute) The American Petroleum Institute (API) today (December 4, 2025) joined organizations representing ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel marketers, travel plazas, truck stops and convenience store retailers to express the need for long-term policy certainty across the transportation fuel
December 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Court Asks US for Update on Biofuel Quota Timing
by Dole Martin (Argus Media) A US court told President Donald Trump's administration today to provide an update within a week on its plans for finalizing long-delayed biofuel blend mandates. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must file an update "briefly detailing the
December 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Extracting More from Each Bushel: Corn in Fuel & Feed Use
by Krista Swanson (National Corn Growers Association) ... The ethanol industry has made significant gains in efficiency to extract more products and value out of each bushel of corn. Considering roughly one-third of U.S. corn is used for ethanol, such efficiency
December 04, 2025 Read Full Article
Corn’s Clean-Energy Promise Is Clashing with Its Climate Footprint
by Ames Alexander (Floodlight/Wisconsin Examiner) ... The fertilizer used to grow it is warming the planet and contaminating water. Corn is essential to the rural economy and to the world’s food supply, and researchers say the problem isn’t the corn itself. It’s
December 03, 2025 Read Full Article
The Fight for FFVs
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Since 2016, momentum for flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) expansion across the U.S. has been slow, if not non-existent. Only in the last two years have new FFV models been offered in the U.S., and there haven’t
December 03, 2025 Read Full Article
Trump Expected to Significantly Weaken Fuel Economy Rules
by Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow (New York Times/The Spokesman-Review) The Trump administration is expected Wednesday to propose weakening automobile fuel efficiency standards that were set under President Joe Biden to spur the sale of electric vehicles, according to three people
December 03, 2025 Read Full Article
EPA Asks Court to Overturn Biden-Era Limits on Deadly Soot Pollution
by Rachel Frazin (The Hill) The Trump administration on Monday (November 24, 2025) asked a federal court to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden-era rule tightening limits was procedurally
December 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Wisconsin Leaders Push for Strong Biofuel Policy
by Blake Jackson (Wisconsin Ag Connection) Wisconsin soybean leaders travel to Washington to share the importance of clean fuel and the growing role of soy-based biofuels in the nation’s energy future. Their main goal is to show how renewable fuels
December 02, 2025 Read Full Article
Opinion: Our Leaders Have Failed Us on Ethanol
by Doug Sombke (South Dakota Farmers Union/Agri-Pulse) Let me get this straight: The ethanol industry is seeking what is essentially a clerical clarification applying Reid Vapor Pressure relief to all blends, allowing refiners and retailers the option, at their choosing to
December 01, 2025 Read Full Article
The Coming Slow Fade of America’s Corn Ethanol Industry
by Michael Barnard (Clean Technica) The story of the United States corn ethanol industry is a story about a sector that grew rapidly under a very specific set of policy, technology and market conditions. It filled a gap when gasoline demand
December 01, 2025 Read Full Article
Platts to Modify CFPC Calculation for BBD, SAF and RIN Multiplier for RD, Jan. 5, 2026
(S&P Global Platts) Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will update the Clean Fuel Production Credit (CFPC) calculation, and the Renewable Identification Number (RIN) multiplier used in some biofuels assessments, effective Jan. 5, 2026. The CFP C updates will impact the
November 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Spirit of the Wood: OroCarbo, Haffner, Maverick and Amspec Aim for Forest Economy Revival in Oroville, CA
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... I stepped off in Oroville, California. ... People here hadn’t quit. ... The County Planning Office .... ... “Recarbonization,” she said. “Not getting rid of carbon. Replacing fossil-based carbon with carbon that already belongs to the cycle. Waste carbon. Forest
November 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Study Finds Lower Emissions from Higher-Ethanol Gasoline
by David Danelski (University of California, Riverside) The E15 blend tested by UCR will also lower gasoline prices, says Governor’s office -- California residents will soon get some price relief at the pump and reductions in harmful vehicle emissions, thanks in part to
November 26, 2025 Read Full Article
Rewriting the RFS Playbook: Revised RVOs Backload Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Production and Feedstock Use into 2027
by Todd Hubbs and Scott Irwin (farmdoc daily) The EPA’s recent trilogy of RFS decisions represents one of the most consequential regulatory developments of the last decade for biomass-based diesel markets. Higher RVOs, more restrictive small refinery exemptions, and mandatory reallocation
November 25, 2025 Read Full Article
How Kansas, Missouri Can Wean US Off Gasoline — without More Electric Cars | Opinion
By Don Siefkes (E100 Ethanol Group/The Kansas City Star) ... So what to do? We simply have to stop putting net new carbon dioxide or CO2 into the atmosphere. The CO2 level on Nov. 23 was 426.96 parts per million
November 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Congress Must Let America’s Farmers Fuel our Future
by Deanna Kovar (John Deere/Agri-Pulse) It’s been said before that farmers are the backbone of America. At John Deere, we see this daily in our customers, whose tireless work provides for a healthy, safe, and affordable supply of food. But their work
November 25, 2025 Read Full Article
Chairmen Guthrie, Joyce, and Palmer Investigate California Air Resources Board
(House Committee on Energy and Commerce) Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the
November 25, 2025 Read Full Article
AgDay In Depth: The Renewable Fuels Industry in 2025 & Beyond
(Farm Journal) AgDay's Clinton Griffiths talks with Geoff Cooper of the Renewable Fuels Industry about what the ethanol industry has seen this year and what officials look to have happen in 2026. READ MORE; includes VIDEO with Transcript Related articles Is EPA Reversing
November 21, 2025 Read Full Article
EPA: 2 New SRE Petitions Filed, 17 SRE Petitions Now Pending
by Erin Krueger (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA on Nov. 20 released data showing two additional small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions have been filed under the Renewable Fuels Standard since the agency last updated its SRE data dashboard on Nov.
November 21, 2025 Read Full Article
What’s the Holdup on Year-Round E15 Use?
by Jennifer Kiel (Farm Progress/Ohio Farmer) Jen’s Jots: While we debate incremental changes, other countries are racing ahead. ... The main barrier is a provision in the Clean Air Act that prohibits E15 sales during summer months from June 1 to Sept.
November 21, 2025 Read Full Article
Trump Administration May Delay Biofuel Import Credit Cuts as Refiners Balk
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) Administration may delay program by one or two years; Move would please US refiners but upset farm lobby; Sources say no final decision on delay has been made President Donald Trump's administration is considering delaying for one or two years its
November 20, 2025 Read Full Article
EPA Grants Texas Primacy for Class VI Wells
(Bracewell) On November 7, 2025, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee M. Zeldin signed a final rule approving the application of the State of Texas for transfer of primacy over Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) wells to the State of Texas that
November 15, 2025 Read Full Article
U.S. Legislation Could Boost Maritime Biofuel Use
by Sean Pratt (Western Producer Magazine) Proposed law would allow renewable fuel to generate Renewable Fuel Standard credits when used in ships -- The Renewable Fuels for Ocean-Going Vessels Act was introduced in March by Republican senator Pete Ricketts and Democratic senator
November 14, 2025 Read Full Article
White House Hosts Oil, Biofuel Talks as Trump Administration Nears Decision on Refinery Waivers
by Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) White House meets refiners and biofuel producers over waiver disputes; Talks include year-round E15 and waiver reforms; Biofuel groups push for waived gallons to be made up The White House this week held separate meetings with oil refiners and biofuel
November 14, 2025 Read Full Article
Facing the Challenges in North America
(Biofuels International) This has been a challenging year for the US biodiesel industry with domestic production running about 70% down on 2024 levels, albeit with some upsides for producers to celebrate concerning the sector’s longer-term future. Tax changes and policy uncertainties are
November 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Soybean and Oilseed Groups Urge Action on Biofuel Policies
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) The American Soybean Association and the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) sent a joint letter this week to President Donald Trump urging action on key federal biofuel policies needed to strengthen domestic demand for U.S. soy and support farmers
November 13, 2025 Read Full Article
Inside the Oil Industry’s Efforts to Sway Regulatory Comment Periods
by Shelby Webb (E&E News Energywire) Dozens of people at EPA and state hearings have given nearly identical comments: They got help from the American Petroleum Institute. -- An advocacy group funded by the American Petroleum Institute has helped hundreds of people
November 12, 2025 Read Full Article
CARB Postpones Action On Rules to Reinstate Vehicle Emissions Limits
(Inside EPA) The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is postponing a decision on whether to reinstate older criteria emission limits for passenger vehicles and heavy-duty trucks -- and possibly newer ones that are currently preempted by the federal government -- following
November 12, 2025 Read Full Article
From Farm to Server: Powering the AI Revolution with Manure
(Ag-Grid Energy) Ag-Grid Energy Proves Dairy Biogas Systems Can Directly Electrify Edge Data Centers -- Innovative solutions and government support are urgently needed to power the explosive growth of AI without crippling the electricity grid, driving up energy costs, reversing progress toward