I am excited to announce my new role as an editor of Van Politica. Read our inaugural story, about Iowa farmers’ views on the upcoming presidential elections, President Donald J. Trump’s (and his EPA’s) handling of the Renewable Fuel Standard and more. Look for more in coming weeks. A man, a van, and a plan to report on American over […]
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EPA Proposal Would Replace Only SRE Volumes That ‘Would Have’ Been Given Under DOE’s Advice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oct. 15, 2019– A long-awaited deal on the Renewable Fuel Standard took a more tangible form today when EPA announced it will seek comment on a change to its annual volumes rulemaking from last summer that purportedly would allow it to correct for small refinery exemptions, but early indications are that the biofuels industry isn’t buying […]
Through Washington’s Fog, an Ethanol Deal Emerges: Refiners Not Happy
How many Washington bureaucrats does it take to change a light bulb? Nobody knows, but evidently it takes a surprising number of them to elucidate the terms of ethanol-vs.-oil industry settlement that was midwifed by President Donald J. Trump’s administration. The administration has for months been foreshadowing a deal, the terms of which are still foggy, intended to put […]