REUTERS — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched investigations into the supply chains of at least two renewable fuel producers amid industry concerns that some may be using fraudulent feedstocks for biodiesel to secure lucrative government subsidies. EPA spokesperson Jeffrey Landis said the agency has launched audits over the past year, but declined to […] Read more
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U.S. farm groups sue EPA over vehicle emissions
Canada has committed to a goal in which all new vehicle sales in the country will be zero emission by 2035
WINNIPEG — U.S. farm groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency, claiming its policy on electric vehicles picks “one tool for fighting climate change over others.” On June 13 the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Corn Growers Association, the American Petroleum Institute and a group of car dealers filed a lawsuit in the D.C. […] Read more
U.S. ethanol sector feels under siege
Industry points the finger mainly at government’s focus on electric vehicles, but blending regulations are also criticized The product that sparked the first big global grain rally of the 21st century is under attack in the United States, according to an industry official. Various U.S. federal government regulations are promoting electric vehicles and other low-carbon […] Read more
EPA’s renewable fuel rule called ‘missed opportunity’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tapped the brakes on the renewable diesel sector and the oilseed industry that feeds it, say analysts and officials. In its final rule on renewable fuel obligations, the EPA made very modest changes to its disappointing proposed rule issued on Dec. 1, 2022. It kept the 2023 biomass-based diesel […] Read more
EPA’s renewable fuel rule called ‘missed opportunity’
Clean fuel producers, oilseed processors, fuel distributors and marketers have all made significant investments to grow the industry rapidly over the next several years. "The volumes EPA finalized today are not high enough to support those goals," said Kurt Kovarik, vice president of federal affairs with Clean Fuels Alliance America.
Canola’s future hangs on U.S. ruling
On June 14 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to make its final rule establishing Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Crushers will be fixated on the EPA’s June 14 announcement.
