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Industry Says EPA’s Ethanol Fix Falls Short

By William C. Schillaci Oct 24, 2019 Energy

Updated: Oct 24, 2019

Less than 2 weeks after the White House said it would reallocate billions of gallons (gal) of ethanol waived under the small refinery exemption (SRE) allowed under by federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the EPA announced an approach that farmers and ethanol manufacturers say fails to satisfy that assurance.

9th Circuit Upholds EPA’s Biomass PSD Permit

By William C. Schillaci Oct 10, 2016 Environmental Permitting

Updated: Oct 10, 2016

In a case that set several precedents, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit denied an appeal from environmental groups seeking to have the court review a final decision by the EPA to grant a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit for a new biomass-burning power plant planned by Sierra […]