U.S. Biofuels Overhaul Delayed
Washington has shelved indefinitely a planned overhaul of the national biofuels policy that sought to reduce costs for the oil industry, two sources told Reuters, saying the move was the Continue Reading
Trump’s Move To Please Farmers On Biofuels Reform Draws Refinery Union Ire
President Donald Trump has abandoned an overhaul of biofuels policy aimed at reducing costs for the oil industry. June 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, in yielding to pressure Continue Reading
Trump administration biofuels deal delayed indefinitely: sources
The Trump administration has indefinitely delayed a proposed overhaul of U.S. biofuels policy aimed at reducing costs for the oil industry, under pressure from corn state lawmakers who worry the Continue Reading
Biofuel credits drop ahead of expected White House policy announcement
Prices of U.S. biofuels blending credits hit fresh five-year lows on Monday as expectations mounted the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump would soon announce plans for an overhaul of Continue Reading
U.S. EPA grants refiners biofuel credits to remedy Obama-era waiver denials
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded tens of millions of dollars worth of biofuel blending credits for this year to refiners HollyFrontier and Sinclair Oil after they argued the Continue Reading
U.S. Oil Companies Look To Skirt Biofuel Quotas
Continuing a national trend, the United States’ second-largest oil refining company has recently requested a biofuel hardship waiver from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The waiver, if granted, would allow Continue Reading
U.S. biodiesel lobby drops effort to adjust $1-per-gallon tax credit
The biggest U.S. biodiesel lobbying group has dropped its nine-year push to covert a $1-per-gallon tax credit available to blenders of the biofuel into one for producers, the vice president Continue Reading
Is The U.S. Ethanol Industry Under Siege?
Following the 2016 presidential election, I explained Why The Ethanol Industry Should Fear President Trump . Since that time, the ethanol industry has indeed been on the defensive. In fact, Continue Reading
Republican Senator Says EPA Chief Must Slow Refinery Waivers Or Resign
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says EPA chief Scott Pruitt must scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries. NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) – Republican Senator Chuck Grassley Continue Reading
Biofuel Breakthrough Uses Algae To Create Hydrogen
A research group from the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered an efficient way for transforming solar energy into the chemical energy of biohydrogen through the photosynthesis of green algae Continue Reading