Tag: RFS

US Senator Lee wants EV out of the RFS

US Senator Lee wants EV out of the RFS

February 16, 2023 |

In Washington, Reuters reports that Mike Lee, a US senator from Utah, is attempting to bring together other Senators to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to include electric vehicles in the Renewable Fuels Standard. Reuters has discovered that the proposed letter that the Senator is shopping around was partially penned by a lobbyist for […]

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Food & Water Watch file comments opposing continued ethanol and biogas in RFS

Food & Water Watch file comments opposing continued ethanol and biogas in RFS

February 13, 2023 |

In Washington, national advocacy group Food & Water Watch has filed comments opposing a proposed EPA rule that would continue its reliance on ethanol and increase requirements for factory farm gas in the federal Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS), arguing that the move would have negative impacts on the climate and environmental justice communities. Designed […]

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Poll shows voters in favor of ethanol, RFS and E15 but not EV mandates

Poll shows voters in favor of ethanol, RFS and E15 but not EV mandates

January 9, 2023 |

·      In Washington, a new survey of registered voters shows robust support for ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard, while also revealing significant opposition to policies that ban liquid fuels or mandate electric vehicles. The poll was conducted for the Renewable Fuels Association by Morning Consult. “As the new Congress settles in and begins to […]

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EPA says RFS proposal through 2025 could increase GHG emissions in short term before falling

EPA says RFS proposal through 2025 could increase GHG emissions in short term before falling

December 19, 2022 |

In Washington, Reuters reports an Environmental Protection Agency internal analysis says the proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard that would increase biofuels blending to 22.68 billion gallons in 2025 would increase greenhouse gas emissions in the short term but they would fall in the longer term. The increased GHG emissions would come from increased […]

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Soybean oil prices tank on small RFS increase and canola pathway approval

Soybean oil prices tank on small RFS increase and canola pathway approval

December 6, 2022 |

In the Ukraine, GrainTrade reports soybean oil prices fell by nearly 17% on the week on the Chicago Board of Trade as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency only raising biodiesel blending by 1% over the next three years, together with the EPA also approving canola as an approved biodiesel feedstock. Prices are now […]

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EPA launches proposal to expand renewable energy through the Renewable Fuel Standard

EPA launches proposal to expand renewable energy through the Renewable Fuel Standard

December 1, 2022 |

In Washington, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a multi-part proposal that will build on the strong foundation for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program started in the Biden-Harris Administration and seeks to advance the priorities of energy security, less pollution, and consumer protection. The RFS “Set” proposal requests public input on required volumes of biofuel […]

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New study looks at the innerworkings of the RFS

New study looks at the innerworkings of the RFS

September 19, 2022 |

In Wisconsin, the nested design of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is limiting incentives for blenders to sell higher blends of ethanol (E85) and has instead resulted in increasing blending of biodiesel to comply with the RFS. The nested structure of the RFS allows a more advanced biofuel (such as biodiesel) to meet the requirements […]

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Clean Fuels Alliance America thanks President Biden for supporting RFS

Clean Fuels Alliance America thanks President Biden for supporting RFS

June 23, 2022 |

In Washington, Clean Fuels Alliance America wrote to President Joe Biden, administration officials, and congressional leaders to say that U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel producers are working to extend fuel supplies and provide relief at the pump to American families. The letter expresses appreciation for the administration’s recent actions to grow Renewable Fuel Standard volumes […]

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EPA proposes canola oil as advanced biofuel feedstock, public comment open until May 18

EPA proposes canola oil as advanced biofuel feedstock, public comment open until May 18

April 24, 2022 |

In Washington, D.C., the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) pathways for certain biofuels that are produced from canola/rapeseed oil and is providing an opportunity for comment on the Agency’s lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) analysis of these pathways until May 18th. With the approval, these fuel pathways would be eligible […]

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Purdue researcher links RFS to biofuels and agriculture in first-of-its-kind study

Purdue researcher links RFS to biofuels and agriculture in first-of-its-kind study

April 4, 2022 |

In Indiana, capturing the interactions between biofuels and agricultural industries and their connections with other economic activities was key to a first-of-its-kind study. “This is the first comprehensive examination of market factors and policies on the expansion of biofuels production in the U.S. to examine the economic impact of these individual drivers separately,” said Farzad Taheripour, […]

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