In India, BNN Breaking reported that global oil firm BP has recently received a favorable recommendation from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for its innovative plan to repurpose its former oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia. The project underscores the company’s commitment to producing renewable diesel using vegetable oils and animal fats, according to the report.
In Kansas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will collect a $89,860 penalty from POET Biorefining – Menlo LLC, a bioethanol producer in Menlo, Iowa, to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act. According to EPA, the Menlo facility is a “major air emission source” that failed to comply with federally enforceable permit […]
In Washington, Reuters reports U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision in July to reject nearly all of the pending small refinery exceptions for biofuel blending under the Renewable Fuels Act, saying the EPA’s decision was “impermissibly retroactive; contrary to law; and counter to the record […]
