
Erin Voegele currently serves as an Associate Editor for Ethanol Producer Magazine, Biomass Magazine, SAF Magazine and Pellet Mill Magazine, and has written for several other BBI International publications in the past. She aims to provide members of the biorefining industry with accurate, timely, and relevant information that is vital to operating their businesses. Voegele has been with BBI International since 2008. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from North Dakota State University.
California lawmakers on Aug. 31 approved the E15 Clean-Up Act, a bill that directs the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations governing the labeling and safe use of E15 fuel blends with vapor control system and their components by Dec. 31.
The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. on Aug. 25 announced it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2026, which runs from Oct. 1, 2026, to Sept. 30, 2027.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of the Secretarial Boards & Councils on Aug. 18 published a notice announcing the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board will be renewed for a two-year period beginning on Aug. 26.
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 31 issued a final rule extending the RFS compliance reporting deadline for compliance year 2025 from Sept. 1, 2026, to Oct. 1, 2026. The delay is related to small refinery exemption (SRE) decisions issued earlier in the day.
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 31 announced decisions on 34 compliance year 2025 SRE petitions filed under the RFS. The agency granted 18 full exemptions, 11 partial (50%) exemptions, denied three petitions and determined two petitions to be ineligible.
The government of Australia is seeking stakeholder input on options to grow the country’s domestic low carbon liquid fuels (LCLF) industry, which includes ethanol, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and biodiesel.
The USDA increased its forecast for fiscal year (FY) 2026 ethanol exports values in its latest quarterly Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade report, released Aug. 27. The agency currently expects ethanol export values to continue to grow in FY 2027.
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a proposed regulatory action that would extend the 2025 compliance reporting deadline for the Renewable Fuel Standard. That deadline is currently set for Sept. 1.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by more than 2% the week ending Aug. 21, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Aug. 26. Ethanol stocks were up slightly while exports were up 26%.
The Michigan House of Representatives on Aug. 26 voted 77 to 21 in favor of a bill that aims to create a tax credit encouraging the sale of E15 and E85 ethanol blends. The tax credit would be in place through the end of 2030.