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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (Skyhobo/E+/Getty Images)

U.S. EPA changed rules to help refiners get biofuel waivers, suit alleges

By GFM Network News, Jarrett Renshaw March 7, 2019

Reuters — U.S. environmental regulators quietly changed the way they assess applications from refineries for waivers from the nation’s biofuels law, making it possible for highly profitable plants to secure lucrative exemptions, according to court documents filed by a biofuels trade group on Thursday. The new documents, part of a lawsuit that began last year,

The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

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U.S. EPA scraps plan to force refiners to blend more biofuels

By GFM Network News, Jarrett Renshaw July 12, 2018

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ditched a detailed plan that would have forced refiners to blend more biofuels into their gasoline and diesel in 2019 to compensate for volumes likely to be exempted under the agency’s small refinery hardship waiver program, according to newly released EPA documents. The plan would

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U.S. biofuels industry, advocates see hope in Pruitt’s successor

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News, Jarrett Renshaw July 7, 2018

New York | Reuters — Corn growers and biofuel producers cheered the resignation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in the hope that his successor may give them more access and fewer threats to reducing domestic requirements. Pruitt led U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to roll back environmental protections. He drew the

The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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U.S. EPA proposes higher 2019 biofuels mandate

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 27, 2018

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed setting a blending mandate of 19.88 billion gallons for 2019 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), three per cent higher from this year’s and in line with expectations. The agency also said it is considering a number of measures to bring some transparency to the

Valero Energy’s ethanol plant at Aurora, S.D., about 90 km north of Sioux Falls. (Valero.com)

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U.S. EPA chief hints he could order more ethanol in fuel

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News June 12, 2018

New York | Reuters — A week after the White House suspended its bid to reform the nation’s biofuels policy to aid oil refiners, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday dangled a tantalizing prospect to Midwest corn farmers, saying the agency has the power to expand sales of higher-ethanol gasoline blends.

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U.S. EPA ups biofuel targets slightly

By GFM Network News, Jarrett Renshaw, Richard Valdmanis November 30, 2017

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will require fuel companies to blend slightly more biofuels into the nation’s gasoline and diesel next year, angering oil refiners who view them as a competitive threat. The announcement follows weeks of lobbying by Midwestern lawmakers and representatives of the corn industry who wanted

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U.S. EPA abandons changes to biofuel program

By GFM Network News, Jarrett Renshaw October 20, 2017

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand, according to a letter from the agency to lawmakers seen by Reuters. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in

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U.S. EPA changed rules to help refiners get biofuel waivers, suit alleges

U.S. EPA scraps plan to force refiners to blend more biofuels

U.S. biofuels industry, advocates see hope in Pruitt’s successor

U.S. EPA proposes higher 2019 biofuels mandate

U.S. EPA chief hints he could order more ethanol in fuel

U.S. EPA ups biofuel targets slightly

U.S. EPA abandons changes to biofuel program

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