(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association today responded to proposed changes by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to E15 fuel dispenser labeling requirements and underground storage tank regulations to accommodate the safe storage of E15 and other higher blends.
“RFA is supportive of many of the changes proposed by EPA, and we hope President Biden’s administration moves swiftly to finalize the key elements of this rule,” said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “EPA’s proposal would help to remove two crucial impediments that have prevented E15 from spreading more rapidly in the marketplace.”
In comments to the EPA, RFA Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Kelly Davis noted the trade association “believes that with a few modest revisions, the labeling modifications and UST compatibility provisions proposed by EPA will result in expanded availability and use of E15, a cleaner, more affordable fuel blend that improves our nation’s energy e
by Tom Doran (AgriNews) … The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers urged Regan, who was confirmed as EPA administrator on March 10, to “take swift action” on the Renewable Fuel Standard by extending compliance deadlines and “setting achievable targets” for the current and coming years.
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In response to the AFPM letter, the Renewable Fuels Association asked that Regan “stay the course” on the RFS.
Geoff Cooper, RFA president/CEO, addressed this and other ongoing issues in a recent RFA podcast.
The oil industry has been making a lot of noise lately about the RFS. What sway do you think their arguments are going to have with the new administration?
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – The ethanol industry admits it doesn’t oppose electric vehicles but argues President Joe Biden’s more than $2 trillion infrastructure proposal also needs a heavy dose of biofuels in the mix.
The ethanol industry is skeptical of the Biden infrastructure package, heavily weighted toward electric vehicles, while some Midwest Democrats are now demanding more biofuels help in return for their vote.
Renewable Fuels Association chief Geoff Cooper says the government’s own figures show it will take a long time for electric vehicles to catch on with the motoring public.
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) After renewable biofuels appeared to be effectively shut out of President Joe Biden’s plan for infrastructure, leaders in the ethanol industry and their advocates on Capitol Hill are trying to make the case that biofuels can accelerate moves to a low-carbon economy.
In a briefing Friday to congressional staff and journalists, staff from the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) laid out an aggressive policy agenda that first began with requiring the EPA to reestablish its focus on the Renewable Fuels Standard by rejecting refiner exemption requests; restore 500 million gallons of biofuel use from 2016; finalize blend volumes for both 2021 and 2022; and ensure biofuel blend volumes continue to grow after 2022. At the same time, RFA is calling for the adoption of a national low-carbon fuels standard (LCFS) that would require a reduction in average carbon intensity on an annual basis across the transportation sector.
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