Tag: ethanol

Renewable fuel standard, biofuel, corn

RFS Small Refinery Exemptions Vacated by Court

By William C. Schillaci Jan 30, 2020 Energy

Updated: Jan 30, 2020

The ethanol industry, as well as the agricultural sectors that provide the raw materials for the production of ethanol, welcomed an opinion by a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that vacated decisions by the EPA to extend exemptions to renewable fuel obligations to three small refineries. The panel’s basic […]

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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.