U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case on Biofuel-Blending Waivers
Bloomberg writer Jennifer A Dlouhy reported earlier this week that, "A long-running clash between gasoline and ethanol producers will be before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, in a case…
Gasoline Sales Provide Lift for Ethanol- Corn; While Higher Prices are Impacting Farmland Values
Reuters writer Stephanie Kelly reported this week that, "U.S. gasoline sales for 2021 have exceeded prior-year levels for the first time since last March, when officials first started to widely…
EPA Supports Tenth Circuit’s Renewable Fuels Association Decision- Action Viewed As a “Win” for Farmers
Reuters writer Stephanie Kelly reported on Monday that, "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday that it agrees with an appeals court's decision last year that cast doubt on…
EPA Nominee Michael Regan Draws Bipartisan Support, Says RFS is a Priority
Wall Street Journal writer Timothy Puko reported this week that, "Michael Regan, President Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, drew bipartisan support at his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, including…
In Last-Minute Move, Trump Administration Grants Three Refinery RFS Exemptions, But Court Stays EPA Action
Bloomberg writers Kim Chipman and Jennifer A Dlouhy reported on Tuesday that, "The Trump administration granted three oil refineries exemptions from biofuel-blending requirements in a last-minute move, prompting quick rebuke…
EPA Seeks Input on E15 Labels and RFS General Waiver
Bloomberg writers Jennifer A Dlouhy and Kim Chipman reported late last week that, "The Trump administration advanced a flurry of biofuel policy proposals Friday, including plans that could help ethanol…
Administration Could Grant Last-Minute Biofuel Waivers
Earlier this week, Reuters writers Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw reported that, "The Trump administration is expected to grant waivers to some oil refiners that would exempt them from requirements…
Supreme Court to Take Up Biofuel-Blending Waivers
Bloomberg writer Jennifer A Dlouhy reported on Friday that, "The Supreme Court will review the ability of oil refineries to win exemptions from federal biofuel-blending quotas, a blow to producers…
Legal Issues Surrounding RFS Small-Refinery Exemptions Persist
On Tuesday, DTN's Todd Neeley reported that, "A coalition of ethanol and agriculture interests asked a federal court on Monday to vacate EPA's granting of 31 small-refinery exemptions in 2018,…
FAS Report: Corn Ethanol Production Booms in Brazil
A report earlier this month from USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), "Corn Ethanol Production Booms in Brazil," stated that, "Plentiful, and generally cheap, corn supplies in Brazil’s Center-West region have…
Executive Branch Highlights Ethanol in Waiver Denials and E15 Promise
Wall Street Journal writers Lindsay Wise and Andrew Restuccia reported on Monday that, "The Trump administration will deny oil refiners’ retroactive requests for exemptions from U.S. biofuel laws, a major…
President Trump Instructs EPA to Deny Retroactive (“Gap-Year”) SRE (Small-Refinery Exemption) Waiver Requests
Reuters writers Stephanie Kelly, Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw reported on Tuesday that, "U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed that dozens of oil refiner requests for retroactive waivers from U.S…
Brazil Wants U.S. Counterpart to Negotiate Ethanol Import Tax
The United States started to pay a 20% tariff on all ethanol exported to Brazil this month. Before that, there was a quota of 750 million liters per year at…
Department of Energy Finishes Recommendation on Retroactive RFS Exemption Requests
Reuters writer Stephanie Kelly reported this week that, "The U.S. Department of Energy has recommended that some of the oil refiners that applied for retroactive exemptions from the nation’s biofuel…
Farm State Lawmakers: Ethanol a Priority in Senate COVID Relief Package
Reuters writer Stephanie Kelly reported late last week that, "U.S. lawmakers from Iowa are trying to add aid for the biofuels industry into a pending coronavirus relief package in the…
Ethanol: Issues Over EPA SRE (Small-Refinery Exemption) Requests Persist
Rachel Frazin reported recently at The Hill Online that, "The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will not take up Douglas Benevento’s nomination for the No. 2 position at the Environmental…
EPA Receives 52 Retroactive SRE (Small-Refinery Exemption) Requests
Reuters writer Stephanie Kelly reported on Thursday that, "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received 52 new petitions for retroactive biofuel blending waivers that, if granted, would help bring oil…
Biofuel Issues Abound: Blending Quotas, RFS Waivers, COVID-19 Relief for Ethanol, and Gasoline Demand
Earlier this week, Bloomberg writer Jennifer A Dlouhy reported that, "The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to slightly lift biofuel-blending targets next year, while so far skirting potentially…
As Americans Get Back Behind the Wheel, Better News for Ethanol
Bloomberg writer Isis Almeida reported last week that, "There’s light at the end of the tunnel for the battered American ethanol market, according to producer Green Plains Inc."
Five Governors Ask EPA for RFS Waiver
Bloomberg writers Jennifer A Dlouhy and Michael Hirtzer reported last week that, "Five American governors are asking the Trump administration to waive U.S. biofuel-blending requirements, arguing the cost of complying…