Ethanol Blog

Refining interests point toward a potential appeal to the United States Supreme Court following a federal court's decision not to hold a rehearing on small-refinery exemptions.

The leader of the American Coalition for Ethanol has asked EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to make changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard volumes in response to falling gasoline demand during COVID-19.

A new fuel-efficiency rule finalized on Tuesday provides no incentives for higher ethanol blends as part of a high-octane future.

United States senators have asked the president to halt the small-refinery exemptions program if the administration plans to appeal a recent court decision.

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal court for an extension of a deadline on Monday to continue reviewing EPA's response to a ruling on the small-refinery exemptions program in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver.

Senators have offered an amendment to an energy bill currently in the United States Senate. The amendment would cap the price of Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, at 10 cents.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced USDA to provide $100 million in funds for building out biofuels infrastructure.

A group of senators from oil-producing states have asked President Donald Trump to appeal a recent court decision that could force the EPA to change its approach to small-refinery exemptions.

A couple of developments on Thursday could create future demand for biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel.

Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley said he wants the EPA follow a recent court decision handed down on three small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Purdue University economists found although palm oil production increased by about six times since 1990, biofuel production in the United States accounts for about 0.5% of the more than 11.7 million hectares, or about 28.9 million acres of land cleared in Malaysia and Indonesia...

Sen. Charles Grassley wants the EPA to provide regular updates on how it is implementing a plan to account for biofuel gallons not blended because of small-refinery exemptions.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office announced on Friday it will investigate the small-refinery exemptions program.

China put on hold plans to implement a national E10 mandate in response to corn stocks falling.

EPA has received 16 new requests for small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2019.

A refining company launched a new digital advertising campaign launched in Washington, D.C., to convince lawmakers to approve a renewal of the biodiesel blenders tax credit.

A group of Midwest senators ask President Donald Trump to uphold a biofuels agreement on small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Biodiesel and agriculture interests tell Congressional leadership an extension of the biodiesel blenders tax credit is needed to save the industry.

A group of about 60 agriculture and biofuels interest groups have written a letter to President Donald Trump, pointing out concerns they have with the small-refinery exemptions proposal.

Agriculture and biofuels stakeholders on an Oct. 3 briefing call announcing the Trump administration's biofuels plan were not given details on the methodology used by EPA to project small-refinery exemptions in future years.