September 23, 2019
BY Erin Krueger
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Global upheaval, E15 tailwinds, landmark RVOs and other factors push ethanol into the most promising environment the industry has seen in years.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by 2% the week ending May 29, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 3. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol fell by more than 1% and exports expanded by more than 32%.
The RNG Coalition on June 1 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. EPA’s decision to partially waive the 2025 cellulosic renewable volume obligation (RVO) in its recent RFS “Set 2” rule.
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers on May 29 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard “Set 2” rule, which was finalized by the agency in March.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on June 1 reminded his colleagues that the E15 legislation currently under consideration by the U.S. Senate would not mandate the use of E15. Rather the bill would allow for increased consumer choice.