renewable fuel standard

Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that the EPA’s biofuel blending mandates for this year and next will be in line with those from 2020. The agency is said to be accounting for weaker fuel demand since the onset of COVID-19. That ...

The price of renewable fuel credits soared to its highest point on record early this week. Reuters said higher costs for soybean oil pushed up both renewable fuel and biomass-based credits. Renewable fuel credits for 2021 traded at $1.50 each, after trading at $1 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency filed a brief with the Supreme Court last week that lays out its new position on the Renewable Fuel Standard. A DTN report says the brief covered EPA’s view of the scope and purpose of the RFS, stating that three refiners who received RFS exemptions in 2017 and 2018 didn’t qualify for them. The U.S. ...

Last week, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed farm broadcasters via a prerecorded video. During that short video, the USDA head addressed a wide range of topics, including what’s next when it comes to Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP funding. “I ...

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, agreed on a plan to boost renewable fuel production and improve the Renewable Fuels Standard. Perdue said last week this agreement builds on the success of the year-round E15 rule...

The EPA will conduct a long-delayed study to assess the impact ethanol-blended fuels have on air quality.  Reuters reports the EPA agreed to conduct the study late last week, as the Sierra Club had filed a lawsuit against the EPA last year in an effort to compel the agency to conduct the study.  Th...

As demand for ethanol has increased, the number of ethanol plants in the U.S. has quadrupled since 1999. A USDA report shows the growth in the number of ethanol plants has been driven by the Renewable Fuels Standard, which was first enacted in 2005...

The National Farmers Union is praising President Trump’s stance and decisions regarding the renewable fuel standard and how it can help the U.S. economy.   NFU President Roger Johnson said the boon has been felt strongly in the farm and rural economies.   “...