In Washington, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) led their colleagues in introducing the Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Parity Act of 2022. The legislation is cosponsored by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Steve Daines (R-Mont.). The bill would require the Department of Energy to track foreign imports […]
In Washington, D.C., Reuters reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has denied 36 petitions from oil refiners seeking exemptions to the nation’s biofuel blending laws for the 2018 compliance year, but will provide 31 of those refineries with another avenue to seek relief. Reuters reports that the action will align the EPA with a […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency is set to finally make its decision regarding 36 applications for small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. A government notice said the agency would make the announcement Thursday. Although the EPA rejected 65 pending SRE applications in December, it still has a pending backlog of […]
In Illinois, State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) passed a measure in the Illinois Senate last week that incentivizes the use of biodiesel. Under current law, diesel blends of over 10% biodiesel (B11) are exempt from all sales taxes until Dec. 31, 2023. Joyce passed Senate Bill 1146, which would exempt proceeds of sales of biodiesel […]
In Belgium, consequent with the increased ambitions brought by the European Green Deal, and the objective to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the European Union (EU) ought to ensure that its 2020 energy and climate objectives are met. On top of this, the European Green Deal proposes that the 2030 objectives be increased. This is […]
In Indiana, capturing the interactions between biofuels and agricultural industries and their connections with other economic activities was key to a first-of-its-kind study. “This is the first comprehensive examination of market factors and policies on the expansion of biofuels production in the U.S. to examine the economic impact of these individual drivers separately,” said Farzad Taheripour, […]
In South Dakota, The American Coalition for Ethanol submitted feedback to the Environmental Protection Agency’s request for comment on the current scientific understanding of greenhouse gas modeling of land-based crop biofuels. ACE CEO Brian Jennings and ACE Board Director Ron Alverson contributed to the feedback after attending EPA’s workshop on biofuel GHG modeling. The comments […]
In Washington, 29 members of the U.S. House of Representatives – led by Reps. Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Cindy Axne (D-Iowa), Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.), and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) – sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to prioritize homegrown and renewable biofuels in order to increase U.S. energy […]
In Illinois, Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG) are celebrating the passage of the organization’s B20 Legislation, sponsored by State Senator Patrick Joyce (D–Essex). The legislation passed with strong bipartisan support from every region of Illinois, and it will now move to the Illinois House of Representatives where State Representative Eva Dina Delgado (D–Chicago) will be the […]
In India, Bloomberg reports Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has called on all airlines to quickly adopt sustainable fuels to help transition the aviation industry towards net carbon zero. The minister wants 96 Indian airports to be carbon neutral and powered by renewable energy by 2024 compared to the two that are considered “green” today. […]
