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EPA considering 52 new RFS waivers dating to 2011

06/18/20 2:37 PM By Ben Nuelle

Renewable fuel advocates are fuming after the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Thursday it is considering 52 new pending small refinery exemptions that date as far back as 2011.

Opinion: U.S. biofuel and equipment manufacturers fight for the farm economy

05/21/20 2:43 PM By Emily Skor and Dennis Slater

In this opinion piece, Emily Skor and Dennis Slater discuss the need for biofuel plants to remain online to prevent shortages, price spikes, and long-term damage to manufacturing centers that provide good-paying jobs across the heartland.

FDA reversal may block ethanol plants from hand sanitizer market

04/16/20 2:14 PM By Ben Nuelle

Some ethanol plants who just spent thousands of dollars altering equipment to make hand sanitizer are fuming after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reversed its guidance that relaxed alcohol regulations for hand sanitizer production.

EPA sticks with RFS reallocation plan over farm country wishes

12/19/19 10:16 AM By Spencer Chase

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead with a reallocation plan for biofuel usage waivers despite heavy criticism from industry groups and Midwest farmers.

Renewable energy advocates miffed by EPA SRE proposal

10/16/19 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

Biofuel groups say a Trump administration plan to account for gallons of renewable fuel waived through small refinery exemptions is unsatisfactory and goes back on commitments offered earlier this month.

EPA awards 31 small refinery waivers

08/09/19 6:03 PM By Spencer Chase

The Environmental Protection Agency has granted 31 small refinery exemptions from the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standard compliance year, a move that immediately angered the biofuel industry.

EPA ends E15 restrictions ahead of deadline

05/31/19 10:08 AM By Spencer Chase

The Environmental Protection Agency is lifting restrictions on summer sales of E15, checking off a top policy priority for corn growers and the biofuel industry but kicking off a new chapter as the battle likely heads to the courts.

Trump remark adds urgency, confusion to E15 debate

07/31/18 2:38 PM By Spencer Chase

President Donald Trump's remarks in Iowa last week have the renewable fuels industry wondering if he was making a policy announcement or looking to please a pro-ethanol constituency.

Failure to deal with waivers in RVO proposal angers biofuel advocates

06/27/18 6:40 AM By Steve Davies

Biofuel advocates blasted the Environmental Protection Agency's latest proposal to set targets for production of renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard because the agency did not try to reallocate renewable gallons left unblended when refineries were granted waivers from RFS requirements.

EPA's proposed RVO numbers draw mixed reviews

06/26/18 1:57 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Volume Obligation proposal, released Tuesday, includes a 2019 target for advanced biofuels that is nearly 600 million gallons higher than 2018, but does not attempt to reallocate gallons left unblended because of waivers given to refiners.

Opinion: Animal Disease Prevention: Critical to the Nation’s Public Health

Dr. Doug Kratt with the American Veterinary Medical Association, discusses why we must recognize that zoonotic diseases, or diseases transmitted from animals to humans, remain a constant threat to animal health, public health, and the nation’s food supply.

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Washington Week in Review: Aug. 7, 2020: Rep. Glenn Thompson on COVID aid, new farm bill

Negotiations on new coronavirus aid from Capitol Hill are showing no signs of real progress, leaving many to wonder what the relief picture will look like for production agriculture and federal nutrition assistance. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., joins Agri-Pulse to discuss the state of those talks and how farm policy might respond to the pandemic and other challenges in the years to come.

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