Articles Tagged with ''Renewable Fuels Association''

EPA to issue emergency waiver for summer E15 sales

04/28/23 12:00 PM By Spencer Chase

The Biden administration is duplicating last year’s effort to use Clean Air Act emergency waiver authority that will allow consumers to purchase E15 throughout the upcoming summer driving season.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Charney takes climate-smart agriculture role at White House

04/26/23 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

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Alyssa Charney now serves as the director for lands and climate-smart agriculture in the climate policy office at the White House and Adam Hodge will be moving to the National Security Council on a detailed assignment as the acting senior director for press and spokesperson.

Agri-Pulse Daybreak April 13: Biden WOTUS rule now blocked in 26 states

04/13/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Lydia Johnson, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

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History is repeating itself in the legal battle over the “waters of the U.S.” rule. Just as in 2015, when courts issued repeated rulings blocking implementation of the Obama administration’s rule, courts have again acceded to requests from states and industry groups to enjoin the Biden administration’s rule.

US confronts Brazil over ethanol tariff

03/29/23 6:18 AM By Bill Tomson

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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told lawmakers last week she is putting Chief Agriculture Negotiator Doug McKalip in charge of working with Brazil to end its tariff on U.S. ethanol and now McKalip is preparing to go to there as U.S. tensions remain high over the barrier preventing U.S. exports.

Biofuel groups frustrated by EPA proposal to delay Midwest summer E15 sales until 2024

03/01/23 10:45 AM By Spencer Chase and Steve Davies

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The Environmental Protection Agency has rolled out its long-awaited response to a petition that would expand sales of higher ethanol blends, but its proposal includes a delay that has already angered the biofuels industry.

Bacon demands administration 'defend the Midwest'

01/27/23 4:22 PM By Lydia Johnson

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Biofuels, trade, crop insurance and research are farm bill priorities for the seasoned House Agriculture Committee member.

Daybreak Jan. 6: Stabenow announcement raises farm bill questions

01/06/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Jacqui Fatka, and Bill Tomson

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Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow stunned the nation’s capital with her announcement that she won’t seek re-election in 2024.

Bipartisan Senate bill would allow for summer E15 sales

11/30/22 6:12 AM By Spencer Chase

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New legislation from a bipartisan group of 15 farm-state senators to pave the way for summer sales of higher ethanol blends carries not only the endorsement of biofuel groups but also the principal organization for the oil and gas industry.

Dozen groups call for national E15 legislation

11/22/22 9:42 AM By Spencer Chase

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A mix of oil, biofuel and retail interests are asking Congress to advance legislation to allow year-round sales of E15, bringing a coalition together that offers new life for a long-running renewable fuels industry priority.

Oil, biofuels groups in talks with Fischer on E15 bill

11/11/22 12:28 PM By Spencer Chase

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Two major players in the energy space are in talks with a key Capitol Hill Republican on legislation that would allow sales of higher ethanol blends to continue unimpeded by current summer fuel volatility restrictions.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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