A group of 15 democratic lawmakers on June 16 sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan and NEC Director Brian Deese expressing concern that the Biden administration is considering several options to exempt oil refineries from RFS obligations.
The Biden administration has signaled its intent to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking to develop post-2022 RFS regulations before the end of 2021. A proposed rule to set annual RFS RVOs for 2021 and 2022 is expected to be released in July 2021.
The USDA announced on June 15 it will provide $700 million in COVID-19 relief to biofuel producers as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. The agency said the programming is planned for implementation within 60 days.
The U.K. government on June 7 announced the launch of a nationwide information campaign on the introduction of E10. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the fuel blend and how its rollout will help the U.K. build back greener.
Members of the House Biofuels Caucus sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on June 9 urging the USDA to provide COVID-19 relief to biofuels producers under the agency's Pandemic Assistance for Producers program.
The RFA on June 10 thanked the U.K. Department of Transport for its draft regulations requiring the introduction of E10 ethanol blends beginning in September. The RFA also recommended the U.K. adjust the minimim ethanol content for E10 blends.
A recent poll found that voter support for the RFS has hit its highest levels in at least five years. Meanwhile, the tracking poll shows support for the use of biofuels like low-carbon ethanol has remained consistently high, according to the RFA.
Pandemic resiliency, pending regulatory changes, infrastructure incentives speak to strong E15 outlook.
Canada's Clean Fuel Regulations are poised to deliver on the emissions cuts needed this decade, including projections to increase the national blend rate for ethanol from the current mandate of 5% to 15% by 2030.
At the request of the NTSB, the RFA on June 8 published an update to its Best Practices for Rail Transport of Ethanol manual, an educational tool promoting regulatory compliance and best practices for the safe transport of ethanol via rail.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on June 4 signed AB 411 into law. The bill allows sales of E15 within the state and requires the State Board of Agriculture to adopt rules governing sales of the fuel blend by July 2022.
Chief Industries Inc., a company that operates two ethanol plants in Nebraska, announced on June 9 it has entered into an agreement with Catahoula Resources to jointly develop carbon capture and sequestration (CSS) within the state.
Together, we're framing the future on our terms, building on a growing appreciation among lawmakers for the full diversity of our industry and the vital role biofuels play in addressing climate change.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on June 5 announced that the government of India has set a goal to achieve 20 percent ethanol blending by 2025, five years sooner than the country's previous goal to achieve E20 by 2030.
Sustainable aviation fuel set for explosive growth, offering a potential market for ethanol as feedstock.
A notice published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology states that the 106th annual meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures will address a proposal related to E15.
Local safety personnel, emergency responders and others are invited to one of several ethanol safety seminars planned for three locations in South Carolina. The free events are being held by the RFA, TRANSCAER and the Federal Railroad Administration.
The prices of RIN credits—the compliance mechanism used for the RFS program administered by the U.S. EPA—sharply increased through April of this year, and they are now higher than at any time during the 13-year history of the RFS program.
Two studies examining purported cropland expansion in the Midwest are based on a flawed methodology that “suffers from accuracy and certainty issues,� according to a review of the studies by researchers at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
President Biden on May 28 released his proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The budget includes proposed support for biofuels; biorefinery, renewable chemical and biobased product manufacturing; renewable energy; and sustainable aviation fuel.
The U.S. EPA is seeking nominations for its Mobile Sources Technical Review Committee, including nominations for individuals who have experience related to renewable fuels, biofuels and clean energy.
Following the decision by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate and remand three SREs granted by EPA to Sinclair Oil Corp. on the eve of President Biden's inauguration, the RFA has asked the courts to dismiss its challenge to the three SREs.
Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Reps. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa; Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa; and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, sent a letter to President Biden on May 25 urging him to uphold his promise to support biofuels.
Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on May 25 introduced the bipartisan Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act, which aims to bring additional transparency and predictability to the U.S. EPA's SRE process.
LanzaTech, with partners from the University of Michigan and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, announced May 18 that it was awarded $4.1 million in funding from ARPA-E for its carbon negative chemical production platform.
The U.S. EPA has released data that shows 1.57 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in April, up from 1.06 billion generated during the same month of 2020.
The USDA on May 20 published a progress report on climate-smart agriculture and forestry (CSAF) that reflects initial conversions with stakeholders on how the agency should develop its CSAF stategy, including the need to support bioenergy.
Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., on May 20 introduced the Sustainable Skies Act, which aims to create a tax credit to encourage blending of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The credit's value would be based on GHG emission reductions.
The U.S. EPA on May 20 published updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that two additional SRE petitions have been filed for RFS compliance year 2020. The agency also changed the status of three previously filed SRE petitions.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on May 19 issued an order vacating three small refinery exemptions (SREs) approved by the Trump administration on Jan. 19, less than 24 hours before President Biden's inauguration.
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