SOURCE: Growth Energy
April 15, 2024
BY Growth Energy
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The USDA on April 23 awarded more than $43 million in grants through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program to support projects that will increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 15 states.
The U.S. EPA on April 19 issued an emergency waiver allowing E15 to continue to be sold during the summer 2024 driving season. The action aims to provide relief from ongoing supply issues created by the war in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East.
Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, on April 17 introduced bipartisan legislation to implement year-round E15 sales. The Year-Round E15 Act would allow for sales of E15 in 2024 across eight Midwestern states.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig on April 15 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to immediately issue an emergency waiver allowing E15 sales to continue during the summer 2024 driving season.
Dozens of federal lawmakers are continuing to push the Biden administration to issue emergency waivers allowing E15 to be remain available during the summer 2024 driving season, in line with emergency waivers issued the previous two years.