October 7, 2013
BY Erin Krueger
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Nearly two dozen federal lawmakers are urging Treasury to ensure its final rule to implement the 45Z clean fuel production credit recognizes the ability of a wide array of on-farm practices to produce lower-carbon biofuel feedstocks.
On March 11, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced a settlement with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. for violations of the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard program.
U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on March 9 announced the selection of new members to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee. The newly appointed CASAC will consist of a chair and six new members.
The USDA reduced its forecast for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released March 10. The expected price for soybean oil was revised up.
Fuel retailers are calling on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry to reinstate the Biodiesel Blenders’ Tax Credit, noting that the transition to the 45Z clean fuel production credit has stifled the biodiesel market.