On July 18, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register its proposed rule on the Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019.
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EPA Publishes Proposed 2018 RFS Requirements
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This week members of the U.S. Senate will consider legislation that would serve to expand the presence of E15 fuel in the marketplace. Unfortunately, the bill is a distraction from fundamental problems with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which is forcing more and more ethanol into the nation’s fuel supply. Research has shown higher ethanol… Keep reading →
Trump Supports Renewable Fuels In Letter To Industry
By Lauren Graham, Ph.D. | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On February 21, 2017, President Trump sent a letter to the attendees of the National Ethanol Conference to reiterate his commitment to ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Two Congressional Bills Aimed At Reforming The RFS
By Lauren Graham, Ph.D. | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On January 31, 2017, two bills were introduced in the U.S. Congress that propose to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the national biofuels mandate.
EPA Extends Comment Period On REGS Rule And RFS Point Of Obligation Petitions
By Kathleen M. Roberts | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published two announcements in the Federal Register.
What Does The Future Hold For The Renewable Fuel Standard?
By Joshua Andrews, Andrew Wheeler | Faegre Baker Daniels
The Renewable Fuel Standard is one of many policies facing an uncertain future as power changes hands in the federal government.
EPA Publishes Final 2017 RFS Requirements
By Lauren Graham, Ph.D. | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On December 12, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule.
Fourteen months ago, during a U.S. Senate hearing on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), EPA was asked to explain how it decides how much ethanol will be blended into the nation’s fuel supply each year under the agency’s RFS authority. You can read about that conversation here, but the gist of the exchange is that… Keep reading →
As EPA Sets 2017 Renewable Fuel Volumes, Future Is Unclear
By Jim Rubin | Dorsey & Whitney LLP
On Nov. 23, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final 2017 volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
EPA Inspector General Reports EPA Has Not Followed Through On Studying Effects Of RFS
By Kathleen M. Roberts | Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On August 18, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General released a report stating that EPA has not complied with federal requirements to study the effects of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
