Getty Images Court looks at EPA’s interpretation of Clean Air Act holding E15 to the same gasoline volatility standards as E10.
On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court heard oral arguments in
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, et al. vs. EPA, a case in which oil refiners challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 rulemaking that paved the way for the year-round sale of E15.
Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, and the National Corn Growers Association defended the rule and also argued in support of upholding the rule allowing the 1-psi Reid Vapor Pressure waiver that currently applies to E10 during the summer months. Under the finalized expansion in May 2019, E15 was allowed to be sold year-round without additional RVP control rather than just eight months of the year.
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Tuesday, 06 April 2021 U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD) reintroduced the
Adopt GREET Act, legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel. Specifically, the bill would require EPA to adopt the Argonne National Lab’s Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model for both fuels. EPA would then be required to update its modeling every five years or report to Congress to affirm its modeling is current or otherwise explain why no updates were made.
“It is critical that the EPA’s decade-old greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel be updated to fully reflect the newest science and technology,” said Klobuchar. “This legislation will allow us to fully understand how biofuels can help contribute to our emissions reduction goals while expanding and promoting the use of clean energy and rural jobs across the countr
Sen. Amy Klobuchar to introduce $500 million biofuels infrastructure bill
In a press conference Monday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., spoke of the legislation she is working on to advance biofuel blends by making infrastructure investments available and by working with the EPA to expand the market for biofuels. Written By: Michael Spieker | ×
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., plans to introduce legislation to boost infrastructure for biofuels, among other efforts to improve the market for the alternative fuels. Jonathan Ernst / Getty Images / TNS
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, are introducing legislation to create a renewable fuel infrastructure grant program to help fuel retailers sell high blends of ethanol. The legislation would help streamline the rules that prevent retail stations from providing higher blends.
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