Biodiesel is getting a boost from new government incentives as city fleet owners are using it to quickly lower truck emissions.
October 6, 2022biofuel
Government, Business, Fuel 
A D.C. Department of Public Works trash truck that runs on B100 pure biodiesel. (Clean Fuels Alliance America)
Biodiesel Fuel Gets Latest Push in Missouri
A D.C. Department of Public Works trash truck that runs on B100 pure biodiesel. (Clean Fuels Alliance America) Government, Business, Technology, Fuel 
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Biden to Boost Biomanufacturing to Compete with China
(Rory Doyle/Bloomberg News)President Joe Biden is poised to sign an executive order Sept. 12 to help expand U.S. biomanufacturing and reduce reliance on China.
September 12, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
POET ethanol biorefinery in Gowrie, Iowa. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)
US Boosts Biofuel Quotas as Gas Prices Surge
POET ethanol biorefinery in Gowrie, Iowa. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)The U.S. is ordering refiners to boost the use of biofuels such as corn-based ethanol, as the Biden administration tries to strike a balance between competing political and economic pressures while gasoline prices soar.
June 3, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
A drop of E85 hangs at the end of a pump. E85 is a mixture of 85% ethanol and gasoline. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Spiking Gas and Food Costs Weigh on Biden Biofuel Plans
A drop of E85 hangs at the end of a pump. E85 is a mixture of 85% ethanol and gasoline. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)Surging gasoline and food costs are weighing on the Biden administration as it prepares to set mandates for the use of renewable fuels.
May 26, 2022 Business, Fuel 
Used cooking oil is collected from a drum. (Justin Sullivan/Bloomberg News)
Green Diesel Is Suddenly a Booming Business
Used cooking oil is collected from a drum. (Justin Sullivan/Bloomberg News)Climate-friendly diesel produced from animal fats and cooking oils is suddenly a booming business as fossil-fuel giants such as Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. race to cut their emissions and take advantage of incentives.
April 20, 2022 Business, Fuel 
Soybeans are unloaded into a grain cart during a harvest in Pace, Miss. Renewable Energy's biodiesel margins have been hurt by higher soybean costs (Rory Doyle/Bloomberg News)
Biofuel Maker Renewable Energy Explores Sale Options
Soybeans are unloaded into a grain cart during a harvest in Pace, Miss. Renewable Energy's biodiesel margins have been hurt by higher soybean costs (Rory Doyle/Bloomberg News)Renewable Energy Group Inc., a green diesel maker, is exploring options after receiving takeover interest, including selling itself, according to a person familiar with the matter.
February 23, 2022 Government, Business, Fuel 
A person holds a fuel pump nozzle at a Chevron Corp. gas station in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)
Oil Refiners Say Shift in Biofuel Quotas Will Raise Diesel Costs
A person holds a fuel pump nozzle at a Chevron Corp. gas station in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News)The Biden administration sought to thread the needle between warring oil and renewable fuel interests Dec. 7 by proposing modest quotas for the use of plant-based fuels while moving to block exemptions for dozens of oil refineries.
December 7, 2021 Government, Business, Fuel 
President Joe Biden. (Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg)
Biden Could Revisit Renewable Fuel Mandate for Price Relief
President Joe Biden. (Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg)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, 2021 Government, Business, Fuel 
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Oil Refiners Win at Supreme Court With Easier Waivers on Biofuel
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsThe 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