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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.

Senators push for E15 parity as waiver reports continue

04/30/18 2:54 PM By Spencer Chase

A bipartisan group of 18 senators wants to know how the Trump administration will approach a regulatory fix to allow summer sales of E15 as news of waivers granted to small refineries continues to frustrate renewable fuel organizations.

Trump says administration working toward RVP waiver for E15 sales

04/12/18 3:19 PM By Spencer Chase

President Donald Trump delivered welcome news to supporters of the Renewable Fuel Standard on Thursday, confirming that the administration is seriously considering a waiver for year-round E15 sales.

White House to host another RFS meeting as hardship waiver makes waves

04/04/18 5:15 PM By Spencer Chase

Government officials will convene next week to discuss the administration’s plan of action to resolve the biofuels policy debate, sources tell Agri-Pulse.

Pruitt calls for another look at vehicle GHG emissions standards

04/02/18 3:36 PM By Spencer Chase

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says emissions goals for cars and light trucks set by the Obama administration are too aggressive and need to be revised.

As promised, EPA rejects RFS point of obligation switch

11/22/17 4:35 PM By Spencer Chase

The Environmental Protection Agency has formally decided against a technical change to the governance of the Renewable Fuel Standard, following through on a pledge its leader made to lawmakers in October.

Washington Week in Review: Sept. 13, 2019

House Democrats and the Trump Administration are ramping up negotiations on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement as Congress returns from recess. More on that and an update on U.S.-China trade talks and USDA's disaster aid efforts in this week’s Washington Week in Review with Ben Nuelle and Bill Tomson.