EPA Allows Sales of E15 Gasoline
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency waiver allowing the nationwide sale of E15 gasoline—gasoline blended with 15% ethanol—during the summer driving season.
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Aviation Fuel Tax Credits Give Agriculture a Lift
The Treasury Department will allow U.S.-made ethanol and other biofuels to qualify for a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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EPA Moves to Maintain Consumer Access to E15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will use existing authority to prevent drivers from losing access to lower-cost and lower-emission E15.
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Survey Shows Support for Ethanol Versus Electric Vehicles
A Voter Survey Finds Support for Ethanol, Opposition to State Electric Vehicle Mandates.
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Ethanol Industry Excluded from Farm Relief Package
USDA’s $19 billion aid plan doesn’t include any money for ethanol, despite an all-out push by the industry. Secretary Perdue said there simply wasn’t enough money to go around.
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Court Issues ‘Welcome Decision’ for Corn Growers
An appeals court ruling that the EPA did not properly grant exemptions to three small oil refineries is good news for corn growers and biofuels advocates.
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Comments Close on Biofuels Rule, NCGA Persists
The comment period closed last week on the EPA’s supplemental proposed rule for the 2020 biofuels blending mandate. The NCGA said the proposal would provide half of what President Trump committed to farm-state senators.
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Fine Print on Ethanol Proposal Disappoints
Details released last week as part of the Trump administration’s proposal to boost ethanol are getting low marks from corn farmers and ethanol advocates.
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The White House is putting together a deal to mitigate damage done to corn growers and the ethanol industry as a result of waivers being granted to small oil refineries. Ethanol advocates are asking for the administration to remain committed to the 15-million gallons a year called for in the Renewal Fuel Standard.
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Midwest Floods Hammer Ethanol Industry, Drive Up Gas Prices
The March floods that punished the U.S. Midwest have trapped barrels of ethanol in the country’s interior, causing shortages of
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