The Obama administration tried to strike a cautious compromise May 18 in setting quotas for a controversial renewable fuels program that pits Big Oil against Corn Belt interests.
May 19, 2016Business, Fuel
Modest Biofuel Quota for 2017 Blasted by Producers
Government, Business, Fuel
EPA Issues 2016 Renewable Fuel Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its final volume requirements for renewable fuels in 2016 that call for a more than 10% increase in total renewable fuels from 2015 — with most of the increases in ethanol-based renewable fuels.
December 1, 2015Government, Business, Fuel
EPA Sets Final 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the 2013 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the Renewable Fuel Standard program established by Congress to reduce carbon climate change.
August 8, 2013Business, Fuel
Legislation Introduced to Halt Imported BioFuel
Legislation was introduced in the U.S. Senate to ensure only domestically sourced advanced biofuels are used to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s renewable fuel mandate, according to a bill co-sponsor Tennessee Senator Bob Corker (R).
May 20, 2013Government, Business, Fuel
EPA Proposes Biofuel Mandate
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a cellulosic biofuel mandate that it said complies with a court ruling that overturned its previous methodology for the mandate.
February 4, 2013