The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed increasing the mandated volume of biomass-based diesel by 330 million gallons for 2020, from a static volume of 2.1 billion gallons in 2018 and 2019, to 2.43 billion gallons in 2020.
June 22, 2018Government, Fuel
Ted Cruz Says Imperiled Biofuel Overhaul Plan Not Dead
A day after a tentative agreement to overhaul U.S. biofuel policy appeared to collapse amid farm-state concerns, EPA chief Scott Pruitt met to discuss the issue with the lead senator pushing for the changes: Ted Cruz.
June 7, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Fuel
Parties to White House Biofuel Deal Disagree What’s Agreed
A tentative deal on U.S. biofuel policy struck at the White House would allow year-round sales of higher-ethanol gasoline in exchange for possible policy changes to rein in compliance costs for refiners.
May 11, 2018Government, Business, Fuel, TCA
Corn Belt Senators Ask EPA to Stop Issuing Waivers Exempting Refineries From Biofuel Laws
Thirteen Corn Belt senators, led by Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley, have petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop issuing waivers that exempt certain oil refineries from federal biofuel laws.
April 18, 2018Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel
Trump’s Biofuel Summit With Senators Ends Without Agreement
Donald Trump’s meeting with senators warring over the future of a program designed to boost biofuels ended without a breakthrough Feb. 27, prolonging a clash that could undermine the president’s political appeal in Pennsylvania and Iowa.
February 27, 2018Government, Business, Fuel
EPA Rebuffs Biodiesel Makers, Won’t Increase Minimum Production Level for 2019
Despite pressure from biodiesel producers to require greater minimum production levels of biomass-based diesel, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has stuck to its proposed plan to maintain the 2018 level of 2.1 billion gallons for 2019.
December 7, 2017Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel
Trump to Discuss Renewable Fuel With Ethanol Critic Ted Cruz
President Donald Trump will confront the conflict between farm-state and oil-state Republicans over renewable fuel standards as he meets Dec. 7 with Texas Senator Ted Cruz, a leading critic of requirements for ethanol use, and other Republican lawmakers.
December 7, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Fuel, TCA
Minnesota Biodiesel Standards to Double in 2018, Displeasing Trucking Industry
The state’s standard for the biodiesel blend will double to 20% at gas pumps next May, a decision that displeased trucking industry advocates.
August 4, 2017Government, Business, Equipment, Fuel
Minnesota Rejects Request From Truckers to Delay Plan to Mandate B20 Biofuel Mix
Minnesota Department of Agriculture officials have rejected a request by the state’s trucking association to delay a plan to increase the mix of biofuel to 20% of all diesel sold in the state beginning May 1.
July 27, 2017Government, Fuel
EPA Proposes Lower Minimum Volume Requirement for Renewable Fuels in 2018
The EPA has proposed cutting back on the minimum required volume of renewable fuels produced in 2018 and putting the brakes on the minimum volume of biomass-based diesel produced in the United States in 2019.
July 20, 2017