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EPA will update WOTUS rule

The Environmental Protection Agency is amending their updated Waters of the United States rule to keep consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett vs. EPA. The agency made a formal request to stay a pending case in a U.S. District Court in... Read More.

Biofuel groups slam EPA for RFS rules, say demand will be impacted

Biofuel groups are expressing their disappointment with the Environemtal Protection Agency’s blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard.  While EPA slightly raised requirements for biomass-based diesel fuels, the agency lowered ethanol quotas.  Biofuel blending requirements are 20.94 billion gallons in 2023, 21.54 billion gallons in... Read More.

States challenge EPA over CA zero emissions rule

Attorneys general in 19 states are concerned a new California law banning the use of existing tractor-trailers and heavy-duty vehicles by 2036 could devastate biodiesel demand.  At that time, California will require most trucks, tractor trailers and vans to have zero emissions, meaning they... Read More.