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U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

By Reuters July 9, 2019

Washington | Reuters — A law firm representing small U.S. refineries has urged the Environmental Protection Agency to keep refiners’ applications for waivers from the nation’s biofuel policy secret from the Department of Agriculture, arguing that the petitions include confidential business information. The request, made by Perkins Coie in a letter to the EPA dated […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. EPA proposes hike in 2020 biofuel mandate

By Humeyra Pamuk July 6, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday proposed refiners increase the volume of biofuels blended into their annual fuel output but did not reallocate the waived amounts under the hardship program, drawing ire from powerful corn and biofuel groups as well as Republican senators. The EPA is charged with setting […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Machinery, Reuters

As Biden tours Iowa, farmers want to know where he stands on ethanol

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 11, 2019

New York | Reuters — Joe Biden may have an ethanol problem. The former U.S. vice-president has pledged support for advanced biofuels as part of his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. But Biden, who leads the crowded Democratic field in opinion polls in Iowa and nationally, faces lingering questions in the U.S. Farm […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

By Reuters June 10, 2019

Reuters — The main U.S. refining industry association said on Monday it sued to block the Trump administration’s effort to expand sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, arguing the move exceeded the administration’s authority. The legal challenge from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association escalated a battle between the oil and corn […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Weather

Trump lifts curbs on E15 gasoline

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw May 31, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday lifted restrictions on the sale of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, keeping a campaign promise to farmers suffering from the trade war with China but inviting a legal challenge from the oil industry. The announcement allows gasoline stations to sell blends containing up to 15 per […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Glyphosate not a carcinogen, U.S. EPA reiterates

By Tom Polansek May 1, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday that glyphosate, a chemical in many popular weed killers, is not a carcinogen, contradicting decisions by U.S. juries that found it caused cancer in people. The EPA’s announcement reaffirms its earlier findings about the safety of glyphosate, the key ingredient in Bayer’s […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: DDGS market to adjust with E15 move

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm March 14, 2019

MarketsFarm — The prospect of higher-ethanol gasoline blends year-round in the U.S., and a likely increase in production of the renewable fuel, would also result in more distillers dried grains (DDGS) looking for a home in global livestock feed channels. However, that won’t mean an oversupply of the ethanol byproduct, as feed markets will adjust, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Trump’s EPA unveils plan to pump up ethanol as Big Oil cries foul

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw March 12, 2019

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released its proposed rule lifting a summer ban on higher-ethanol blends of gasoline to help farmers, putting the agency on a collision course with Big Oil which has called the move illegal. The proposal to broaden sales of the so-called E15 rule marks the latest flashpoint […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA changed rules to help refiners get biofuel waivers, suit alleges

By Jarrett Renshaw March 7, 2019

Reuters — U.S. environmental regulators quietly changed the way they assess applications from refineries for waivers from the nation’s biofuels law, making it possible for highly profitable plants to secure lucrative exemptions, according to court documents filed by a biofuels trade group on Thursday. The new documents, part of a lawsuit that began last year, […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. EPA sends proposed new E15 rule to White House

By Humeyra Pamuk March 4, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday it had sent a draft of its proposed rule allowing year-round sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline to the White House Office of Budget for review. The rule expanding sales of so-called E15 was promised by President Donald Trump late last year […] Read more

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