In Washington state, new research has found cover crops that are viable in Washington’s normal “off season” don’t hurt the soil and can be sold as a biofuel source. After harvest, farmland often sits fallow and unused until growers seed in the next crop. Soil can erode, weeds can take root, and farmers don’t make […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that President Trump is lashing out at China’s used cooking exports by threatening higher tariffs as a way to punish the country for not buying American soybeans. Yet last year the US already imposed tariffs on Chinese UCO while China also cut tax rebates on the biofuel feedstock that led to […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production jumped to 1.071 million barrels last week as the first of the corn harvest began rolling in, and most facilities completed their annual maintenance shutdowns. Stocks continued to fall to 22.72 million barrels, 44,000 barrels less than the week prior, despite the […]
In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led over 45 Senate and House colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize a rule on imported Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and hold firm on the proposed biomass-based diesel volumes. In their bipartisan, bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, the members state such measures would […]
In Washington, the American Biogas Council (ABC) released new data showing the extensive role municipal wastewater facilities can play to recycle organic waste into renewable energy and fertilizer using biogas systems. Today, more than 1,200 U.S. wastewater treatment plants capture biogas from their wastewater sludge and use it to produce the electricity equivalent of 7.3 […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production fell to 995,000 barrels per day as seasonal maintenance continues ahead of factories taking in new corn from the current harvest. Production dipped below 1 million bpd for the first time since May. Ethanol stocks fell by 704,000 barrels to 22.764 million […]
In Washington, in testimony to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Renewable Fuels Association expressed strong disagreement with the agency’s recent decision to grant 140 small refinery exemptions (SREs) based on a new approach to determining “disproportionate economic hardship (DEH).” While RFA opposes the granting of those SREs in the first place, it supports EPA’s proposal […]
In Washington, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced a new initiative to enable COP30 attendees to support the clean energy transition and address emissions from their air travel to and from the UN-hosted climate convening in Belém, Brazil in November 2025. The COP30 SAF platform empowers conference attendees to calculate and address their aviation-related […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that revises the proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) “Set 2” renewable volume requirements (RVOs) for 2026 and 2027 to account for the small refinery exemption (SRE) decisions issued on August 22, 2025. The Trump Administration reaffirms its renewed commitment to […]
In Washington, a new economic study released by the National Corn Growers Association and the Renewable Fuels Association shows that expanding year-round, nationwide consumer access to fuels with a 15% ethanol blend would provide a boon to the American economy, benefiting farmers, communities and consumers alike. The study comes as Congress considers the Nationwide Consumer and […]
