Ethanol Retailers - July 3, 2019

Trump celebrates E15 rule with visit to SIRE President Donald Trump visited Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, a 110 MMgy ethanol plant located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 11 to celebrate the final rule issued by the U.S. EPA May 31 to lift restrictions on year-round sales of E15. READ MORE SHARE
RFA provides behind-the-scenes information on Trump’s SIRE tour The RFA held a media call June 12 to provide behind-the-scenes information on President Donald Trump’s June 11 visit to Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy in celebration of the U.S. EPA’s recent rule to allow year-round E15 sales. READ MORE SHARE
	American drivers reach 10 billion miles driven on E15 Growth Energy announced that drivers across the United States have reached a new milestone, logging 10 billion miles on the road using E15. The news comes on the heels of the U.S. EPA’s approval of year-round sales of E15. READ MORE SHARE
Growth Energy, CSP hold high-octane education event in Charleston Growth Energy and CSP have partnered to host a retailer education workshop focused on how fuel retailers create a competitive advantage for their business by offering higher octane fuels options like E15 and E85. READ MORE SHARE
OPINION: Better fuel, lower cost. Can that be right? Following President Trump's announcement that the EPA has lifted regulatory barriers to year-round E15 sales, several pump and equipment supplies reached out to the American Coalition for Ethanol wondering what retailers need to do to offer the fuel. READ MORE SHARE
	Growth Energy intervenes in AFPM’s challenge of E15 rule Growth Energy filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit June 12 to intervene in support of the U.S. EPA’s rule allowing year-round E15 sales. AFPM filed a lawsuit June 10 challenging the rule. READ MORE SHARE
OPINION: Retailers and E15 infrastructure The EPA recently removed a key regulatory barrier to year-round E15 sales. The Renewable Fuels Association is ready to assist retailers, marketers, terminal operators and others who want to take a serious look at offering the fuel blend. READ MORE SHARE
NUVU Fuels making E15 lead fuel product Growth Energy announced June 10 that the Michigan-based fuel retailer NUVU Fuels will make E15 the standard blend available to customers at all NUVU Fuels locations beginning this summer. The company will also offer E85 and E10. READ MORE SHARE
RFA: Your source for E15 information that matters With the recent decision by the U.S. EPA to allow the year-round sale of E15 retailers need information and technical resources they can trust. The Renewable Fuels Association is serving as a source of that information. READ MORE SHARE
Bill aims to extend biofuel, bioenergy tax credits through 2020 Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., introduced the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019 on June 18. The bill extends several biofuel- and bioenergy-related tax credits through 2020. The legislation was scheduled for markup on June 20. READ MORE SHARE