Ethanol Retailers - May 6, 2021

Indiana governor vetoes E15 label bill Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb on April 26 vetoed a bill that would have implemented additional labeling requirements for fuel pumps that sell E15. In his veto message, Holcomb called the requirement “unnecessary and confusing.” READ MORE SHARE
USDA announces $18.4 million in HBIIP awards In honor of Earth Day, the USDA on April 22 announced $18.4 million in awards through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program to help expand the availability of higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
	2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo agenda released Ethanol Producer Magazine has announced the preliminary agenda for the 2021 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) taking place July 13-15, 2021 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. READ MORE SHARE
OPINION: Taking your business beyond E10 Recent polling conducted for the RFA showed that voters are more likely to support requiring fuel suppliers to shrink the carbon footprint of the fuels they provide than mandating a move to electric vehicles, according to RFA's Robert White. READ MORE SHARE
Royal Farms opens 21st ethanol refueling station This Earth Day Royal Farms and Protec Fuel Management LLC celebrate their past year’s achievement of displacing petroleum fuel with enough low carbon biofuels to account for a pollution reduction equivalent to planting more than 102,353 trees. READ MORE SHARE
OPINION: $20B of free E15 equipment available soon Pending changes to E15 labeling and requirements to demonstrate underground storage tank (UST) system compatibility with higher ethanol blends will reduce the already low costs associated with offering E15, according to ACE's Ron Lamberty. READ MORE SHARE
Growth Energy names Lorenz as head of market development Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor has announced that Michael Lorenz will join the trade association as senior vice president of market development, overseeing the global and domestic expansion of higher ethanol blended fuels. READ MORE SHARE
Eco-Energy begins construction on California ethanol terminal Eco-Energy has started construction on its ethanol distribution facility located in Stockton, California. The facility is scheduled to commence operations in March 2022 and will be the eleventh ethanol distribution terminal constructed by Eco-Energy. READ MORE SHARE
Ethanol groups comment in support of proposed UST, E15 label rule Representatives of the U.S. ethanol industry on April 19 filed comments with the U.S. EPA in support of the agency’s proposed rule that would modify or eliminate current fuel pump labeling requirements for E15. READ MORE SHARE
Minnesota Corn commits $1M to ethanol infrastructure grants The Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council and Minnesota Corn Growers Association have announced a commitment of $1 million to a future state biofuels infrastructure grant program that would expand access to higher ethanol blends. READ MORE SHARE