In June, the U.S. Grains Council signed a renewed MOU with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to strengthen bilateral trade of animal feed and biofuels and expand technical support to the Vietnamese agricultural industry.
The U.S. EPA on June 18 announced 1.75 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in May, down from 2.07 billion that were generated during the same period of last year. Total RIN generation for the first five months of 2025 reached 9.06 billion.
The U.S. EPA on June 18 published updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that 20 new SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS during the past month. According to the agency, 189 SRE petitions are currently pending.
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 ruled that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is the proper venue for legal challenges to the U.S. EPA’s small refinery exemption (SRE) decisions. Biofuel groups are applauding the decision.
The Iowa House of Representatives has secured the number of signatures needed to convene a special legislative session with the goal of overriding Gov. Kim Reynold’s recent veto of an eminent domain bill impacting CCS projects within the state.
The Senate Finance Committee on June 17 released legislation that extends the 45Z credit but proposes changes that would cut the value of the credit by 20% for fuels made from imported feedstocks and alter the value of the credit for SAF.
The California Assembly on May 23 voted 71 to zero in favor of a bill that aims to expedite the development of up to three SAF projects by allowing the governor to streamline legal challenges resulting from certain environmental review procedures.
The U.S. EPA on June 13 released a proposed rule to set strong 2026 and 2027 RFS RVOs. The rulemaking also aims to limit the participation of imported fuels and feedstocks, eliminate eRINs, and reduce the 2025 cellulosic RVO.
The U.S. EPA on June 13 released a final rule reducing the 2024 RFS renewable volume obligation (RVO) for cellulosic biofuel to 1.01 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs). The rule also revises RFS regulations related to biogas.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program Board recently approved an additional 90 applications from Iowa fuel retailers to support new and expanded ethanol infrastructure projects.
The White House OMB on June 11 concluded its review of two RFS rulemakings, including a proposed rule to set new renewable volume obligations (RVOs) and a final rule for a partial waiver of the 2024 cellulosic RVO.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on June 12 committed to implementing upcoming changes to the 45Z clean fuel production credit “in the most robust way” and ensuring foreign actors do not have a backdoor into the program.
The U.S. Department of Commerce on June 10 confirmed the termination of 14 discretionary federal advisory committees, including one aimed at boosting the competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency exports
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on June 11 vetoed H.F. 639, a controversial bill that would have effectively prevented CCS projects from being developed within the state. Biofuel stakeholders are applauding her decision.
In keynote remarks today at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in Omaha, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper laid out the importance of ethanol for energy independence and the rural farm economy.
Faced with an uncertain transatlantic trade relationship, European leaders have begun to re-think certain policy priorities in a way that emphasizes domestic assets and competitiveness.
More than a dozen trade groups representing U.S. fuel producers on June 6 wrote to leaders of the U.S. Senate urging them to amend the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” text to clarify the qualified sales provisions of the 45Z clean fuel production credit.
In May, USGC Director of Global Ethanol Export Development Alicia Koch traveled to Costa Rica to join USGC Regional Ethanol Consultant Federico Salcedo in attending the 2025 International Conference of the Latin American Bioeconomy Network.
The California Assembly on June 4 voted 77 to zero in favor of a bill that aims to immediately authorize the use of E15 within California until state agencies complete the required evaluation process for the fuel blend and issue a decision.
With a keynote address by President and CEO Geoff Cooper, the Renewable Fuels Association will have a strong presence onstage and elsewhere during the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo, taking place June 9–11 in Omaha.
During its last scheduled meeting during fiscal year 2025, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program on June 4 awarded more than $1 million in cost-share grants to support the installation of E15 at 91 additional retail fuel sites across Iowa.
Legislation pending in Nevada aims to create a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) incentive fund that would provide an incentive of $2.50 per gallon to domestic air carriers to support the purchase of SAF produced within the state.
The U.S. Department of Energy on May 30 announced it is terminating 24 awards issued by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations totaling $3.73 billion. At least two ethanol-related projects are among those impacted by the terminations.
The U.S. Department of Energy on May 30 released an updated version of its 45ZCF-GREET modeling tool to account for new feedstocks and methods of production, including ethanol from corn wet-milling and natural gas from coal-mine methane.
The U.S. Grains Council, in collaboration with the Korea Biofuel Forum, a biofuel advocacy group, held its annual conference in Seoul in mid-May with the goal of promoting biofuel’s economic and environmental benefits to South Korean stakeholders.
Legislation pending in the Illinois legislature aims to create a clean transportation standard (CTS) that would require a 25% reduction in in the lifecycle carbon intensity (CI) of ground transportation fuels within a 10-year period.
A notice published in the Federal Register by the U.S. EPA indicates that far fewer parties than originally anticipated have registered with the agency as biointermediate producers under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Biomass Magazine has announced the dates for the 19th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo. The event is scheduled to be held March 31-April 2, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.
Iowa state lawmakers in May approved tax legislation that, in part, aims to create a tax credit to incentivize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production within the state. The bill is now under consideration by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds.
The Congressional Biofuels Caucus on May 22 launched for the 119th Congress. Caucus members recognize that biofuels are key to American energy independence and advocate for policies that support biofuel producers.
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