As U.S. President Joe Biden weighs alternatives to lower fuel prices, one move that could bring immediate relief at the pumps is sparking debate: adjusting the Bush-era renewable fuel mandate.
November 15, 2021biofuel
Government, Business, Fuel
President Joe Biden. (Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg)
Biden Could Revisit Renewable Fuel Mandate for Price Relief
President Joe Biden. (Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg)
Government, Business, Fuel
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Oil Refiners Win at Supreme Court With Easier Waivers on Biofuel
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The Environmental Protection Agency has wide latitude to exempt refineries from federal mandates that they mix renewable fuels into gasoline and diesel, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25, a victory for oil companies seeking a break from the requirements.
June 25, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
An ethanol facility in Iowa in June 2019. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
EPA Changes Stand, Sides With Ethanol Industry on Biofuels
An ethanol facility in Iowa in June 2019. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government announced Feb. 22 that it will support the ethanol industry in a lawsuit over biofuel waivers granted to oil refineries under President Donald Trump’s administration.
February 23, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
An American flag hangs on display at an ethanol facility in Iowa in June 2019. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Trump Aims to End Ethanol Warning Labels in Biofuel Policy Blitz
An American flag hangs on display at an ethanol facility in Iowa in June 2019. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
The Trump administration advanced a flurry of biofuel policy proposals Jan. 15, including plans that could help ethanol producers sell more of the corn-based fuel.
January 15, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
Steam billows out of a smokestack at a biorefining facility in Iowa. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg News)
EPA Readies Biofuel Waivers, Delays for Trump’s Final Days
Steam billows out of a smokestack at a biorefining facility in Iowa. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg News)
The Trump administration is expected to exempt some oil refineries from 2019 mandates to use renewable fuel as it readies possible last-minute moves on U.S. biofuel policy.
January 13, 2021
Business, Fuel
How Switching Fuels Can Grow Your Business
As sustainability becomes more important to regulators and your customers, your fuel may be one of the simplest ways to meet their demands — and yours. In this webinar with Renewable Energy Group, learn how biodiesel and a blend of renewable diesel and biodiesel cut emissions while providing the performance fleets need.
May 7, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel
Corn plants, from which the majority of biofuel is made, grow in Churdan, Iowa, in May 2019. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Governors Ask Trump to Waive Biofuel Quotas Amid Pandemic
Corn plants, from which the majority of biofuel is made, grow in Churdan, Iowa, in May 2019. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Five American governors are asking the Trump administration to waive U.S. biofuel-blending requirements, arguing the cost of complying with the mandates on top of coronavirus-spurred lockdowns pose a “severe economic harm” to the country.
April 16, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel
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Trump’s Biofuel Plan Triggers Political Fallout in Farm Country
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President Donald Trump’s decision to defend the U.S. government’s power to broadly exempt oil refineries from biofuel-blending requirements is triggering a backlash in Iowa and other states that are top producers of ethanol and the corn used to make it.
March 6, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel
Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Trump to Pare Biofuel Waivers for Oil Refineries on Court Ruling
Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The Trump administration has decided to pare exemptions for oil refineries from U.S. requirements to use biofuels in response to a federal court ruling last month, according to two people familiar with the matter.
February 26, 2020
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Corn stands in a field in Walnut, Ill. The Environmental Protection Agency will require refiners to use 20.09 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2020, a 0.85% increase over the 2019 requirement for 19.92 billion gallons. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Trump Rebuffs Corn Farmers With Status Quo on Biofuels
Corn stands in a field in Walnut, Ill. The Environmental Protection Agency will require refiners to use 20.09 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2020, a 0.85% increase over the 2019 requirement for 19.92 billion gallons. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
The Trump administration on Dec. 19 set relatively flat quotas for plant-based fuels in 2020, rebuffing ethanol and biodiesel allies who said the targets don’t do enough to support the industry.
December 19, 2019