Ethanol Retailers - July 2, 2020

RFA marks E15 anniversary, urges Trump to stand up for the RFS The Renewable Fuels Association on June 11 marked the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s visit to Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy by calling on him to reject requests from oil state governors to waive 2020 RFS blending requirements. READ MORE SHARE
ACE launches video series on HBIIP application process ACE has announced the first few in a series of short fuel marketer-focused videos on the flexfuelforward.com website and is launching a broader digital advertising campaign to help fuel retailers navigate that application process for HBIIP. READ MORE SHARE
	Ricketts proclaims June as ‘Renewable Fuels Month’ in Nebraska on June 12, at an afternoon press briefing, Gov. Pete Ricketts officially designated June 2020 as Renewable Fuels Month in Nebraska. The governor also highlighted three great reasons to use ethanol fuels when filling up a car or truck. READ MORE SHARE
OPINION: If you’re thinking about E15 and flex fuels, think fast. If you’ve been thinking about stepping up, standing out from the competition, and growing your profits with higher ethanol blends, there may be no better time to make the change, according to the American Coalition for Ethanol. READ MORE SHARE
Reynolds signs biofuel tax differentials bill Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on June 30 signed a bill that will extend Iowa’s biofuel tax differentials for six years and announced her intention to use $7 million of Iowa’s federal CARES Act funding to expand the Iowa's biofuel infrastructure program. READ MORE SHARE
	OPINION: HBIIP: Past the halfway point, what have we’ve learned? Believe it or not, we’re already at the halfway point in the 90-day application window for the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. RFA's Cassie Mullen reviews lessons that have been learned so far. READ MORE SHARE
Biofuel groups urge Congress to extend tax biofuel credits Six biofuel trade groups sent a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee on June 19 expressing support for the proposed extension of tax incentives for advanced biofuels that were included in the GREEN Act. READ MORE SHARE
IRFA applauds funding for Iowa’s biofuel infrastructure program On June 14, the Iowa legislature authorized another year of funding for Iowa’s cost-share biofuel infrastructure program, a move that ensures access to biofuels will continue to grow throughout Iowa. READ MORE SHARE
Missouri biofuel entities now eligible for $200,000 grant On June 4, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority announced the creation of the Biofuel Infrastructure Program to increase the availability of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel in the Show-Me State. READ MORE SHARE
Iowa legislature reauthorizes biofuel tax differentials The Iowa legislature has reauthorized the Iowa biofuel tax differentials, helping boost biofuel demand and lower prices. the bill extends and modernizes fuel tax differentials for E15 and higher ethanol blends and B11 and higher biodiesel blends. READ MORE SHARE