House Delays Year-Round E15 After Procedural Concerns Raised
NASHVILLE, TN – Efforts to authorize year-round E15 gasoline sales stalled this week after the […]
Renewable Fuels Standard
EPA Releases Much-Anticipated RFS Blending Rates
The future of the Renewable Fuel Standard is just a bit clearer today after the EPA announced a package of proposals to set biofuel blending volumes while also rejecting 65 pending applications for small refinery exemptions.
Supreme Court: EPA Holds Broad Refinery Waiver Authority
The biofuels industry endured a setback on Friday morning when the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has the power to determine what small oil refiners may be exempt from the ethanol blending mandate under the Renewable Fuels Standard, and how often they receive a waiver.
Agribusiness Report: Renewable Fuels
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today we will hear highlights from a recent Supreme Court hearing on the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding RFS Refinery Waivers
On Tuesday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining vs. the Renewable Fuels Association over the meaning of ‘temporary extension’ in relation to the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Biofuel RIN Credits Reach Highest Values Since 2013
As the debate continues over the Renewable Fuels Standard and the Small Refinery Exemptions issued in 2016, some of the focus will turn to corresponding renewable identification number credits
EPA Reverses Course on Court-Defined Refinery Waivers
Biofuel groups are applauding EPA’s latest decision to change course in a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on the interpretation of the small-refinery exemptions in the renewable fuels standard.
RFS Taking Center Stage in Supreme Court Hearing
The Renewable Fuels Standard has experienced more than its fair share of litigation over the course of its 15-year existence but had never reached the Supreme Court, until January.