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EPA Reschedules Webinar on Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule Provisions of RFS Program to April 12, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 3, 2024, that it has rescheduled its public webinar to discuss the implementation of the Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule (BRRR) provisions promulgated as part of...more

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EPA Will Hold Webinar on Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule Provisions of RFS Program on April 4, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public webinar on April 4, 2024, to discuss the implementation of the Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule (BRRR) provisions promulgated as part of the Renewable Fuel...more

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EPA and DOE Announce Funding to Spur Development of Advanced Biofuels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on February 22, 2024, the release of a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), “Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Advanced...more

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Cellulosic Biofuel/Renewable Fuel Standard: U.S. Energy Information Administration Report Addresses Renewable Natural Gas...

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) published a December 11th report entitled: New Renewable Fuel Standard Volume Targets Facilitate Renewable Natural Gas Production (“Report”)...more

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EPA’s e-RIN Program Stalls

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), which administers the federal renewable fuels program known as the Renewable Fuel Standards (“RFS”), has been grappling with the best approach to incorporating electric...more

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EPA Sets Final Renewable Fuels Standards for 2023, 2024, and 2025

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule establishing the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD),...more

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Understanding the EPA’s Final Renewable Fuel Standard Set Rule for 2023, 2024 and 2025

The EPA issued a final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule that announces the biofuel volume targets for 2023 – 2025 and provides a first look into the EPA’s plans for implementing the program moving forward. The RFS...more

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EPA Finalizes RFS Set Rule and Biogas Regulatory Reforms, But Drops eRins (For Now)

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or “the Agency”) this week released its final Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) “Set Rule”.1 As explained in our prior article, the Set Rule represents a new period for the RFS,...more

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EPA Releases Final Rule Setting Biofuels Growth from 2023 to 2025

On June 21, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program that will establish the biofuel volume requirements from 2023 to 2025. According to EPA,...more

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EPA Proposes eRIN Rules

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), which administers the federal renewable fuels program known as the Renewable Fuel Standards (“RFS”), has long considered the potential impact of electric vehicles on the RFS....more

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Bipartisan Group of Legislators Call for Strengthened RFS

On April 11, 2023, a bipartisan group of legislators led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging it to strengthen the Renewable Fuel...more

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EPA Announces Peer Review Meeting for “Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft)”

As reported in our January 4, 2023, blog item, on January 3, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a draft document entitled “Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to...more

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EPA’s Proposed RFS Rule: Impacts on Biogas and RNG

Last month’s proposed rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed significant changes to the RFS Program, which we summarized in a prior post. One of the major...more

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EPA Approves RFS Pathways for Certain Biofuels Produced from Canola/Rapeseed Oil

On December 2, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule determining that renewable diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, naphtha, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced from canola/rapeseed oil...more

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New Phase of EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Updated Targets for 2023 - 2025 and New Credit System for EVs

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On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced its proposed rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) program. For the first time, EPA establishes renewable fuel volumes and percentage...more

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EPA Announces Proposed RFS for 2023-2025, Will Hold Public Hearing in January

On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a multi-part proposal that will build on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program and seek to advance the priorities of energy security, less...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EPA Proposes Major Biofuels Regulation

On December 1, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed a sweeping new rule for the Renewable Fuel Standards (“RFS”) Program, the federal government’s flagship program for facilitating the production of...more

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Inflation Reduction Act Gives a Boost to the Biogas Sector

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​​​​​​​The $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act (the “Act”) enacted in August 2022 expanded and extended numerous tax credits and incentive programs for development of clean energy projects. The biogas industry is one sector...more

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EPA Issues Broad Updates to Renewable Fuel Standards Program: 5 Things to Know

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The Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has recently finalized volumes for compliance years 2020, 2021, and 2022 under the Clean Air Act (“CAA”)’s renewable fuel standard (“RFS”) program and took several other related...more

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EPA Issues Proposed Rule On The RFS Program

On April 18, 2022, EPA announced the opportunity for public comment on its proposed analysis of the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with biofuels produced from canola/rapeseed oil. EPA’s assessment...more

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U.S. Senators Introduce Bill To Replace Russian Oil With U.S. Biofuels

On March 9, 2022, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act that would ban Russian oil and replace it with the use of biofuels produced in the United States....more

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U.S. Senators Klobuchar And Grassley Urge EPA To Prioritize RFS In Bipartisan Letter

On January 31, 2022, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and 12 of their colleagues submitted a letter to EPA Administrator, Michael Regan, regarding EPA’s RFS Annual Rules and Proposed RFS Small...more

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EPW Holds Hearing On RFS

On February 16, 2022, EPW held a hearing to examine EPA’s RFS program. U.S. Senator and EPW Chairman, Tom Carper (D-DE), made the opening statement, highlighting that EPW had not held an oversight hearing on the RFS since...more

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Renewable Fuel Standard Update: Recent EPA Activity Drives RIN Value

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On December 7, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its proposed 2020, 2021, and 2022 Renewable Volume Obligations (“RVOs”). RVOs determine the amount of renewable fuel (typically, ethanol) certain...more

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EPA Announces Public Hearing For RFS Annual Rules

On December 10, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will hold a virtual public hearing on its proposal for the “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules” signed on December 7,...more

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