The RINsanity continues
In less than a week, two new cases of RIN fraud came to light - one of which resulted in the largest fine in the history of EPA's fuel programs.
Recent Posts
The Clean Power Plan’s Unstable Legal Footing
Although President Obama’s controversial Clean Power Plan (CPP) has been debated at length for several months, its legal failings finally came under the microscope during oral argument in W Virginia et al. v EPA et al. in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals on September 27.
The RFS is flying blind
Back in 2005, the Renewable Fuel Standard and its corn ethanol mandate were sold to the American public on three key themes: rising gasoline use, f
TSCA Reform is a Done Deal: Now What?
President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act into law on June 22, 2016.
Senators' RFS appeal doesn't match market reality
A letter from a bipartisan group of 39 senators was sent to EPA on Friday, urging the agency to increase the 2017 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) to the lofty levels set out by Congress back in 2007. It’s an idea that may work in theory, but today’s market realities tell a totally different story.
AFPM President Chet Thompson's oral testimony on RFS implementation
Good morning Chairman Whitfield, Ranking Member Rush, and members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you today.
AFPM Supports House Ozone Implementation Act
Despite opposition from thousands of elected officials, state agencies, businesses, community groups and other stakeholders, EPA pressed ahead with its tighter ozone standards from 75 parts per billion (ppb) to 70 ppb on October 1st last year - a move that is expected to cost $1.4 billion annually and provide little economic benefit.
Falling U.S. Energy-Related CO2 Emissions & Hydraulic Fracturing
The Energy Information Administration today released figures that give everyone in the industry reason to cheer: U.S.
Chicken Little, Er The Biofuel Industry Had A Pretty Good Year: Part II
Just over a year ago, the Primer highlighted how EPA finally recognized the vehicle and fueling infrastructure compatibility constraints in using its legal authority to propose reducing the annual requirement for the nation’s biofuel mandate, known as the Renewable Fuel Standard or RFS, from what is written in the law that created the program.