EPA boosts use of biofuels

A plan finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency sets biofuel blending volumes at 20.94 billion gallons in 2023, 21.54 billion gallons in 2024 and 22.33 billion gallons in 2025.

USEPA sets biofuel blending volumes

It’s worth noting that the finalized volumes include 15 billion gallons of conventional biofuels, such as corn-based ethanol, in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

A study finds eliminating fossil fuel pollution would avoid 50,000 deaths annually

Using data from the Environmental Protection Agency, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison estimate that about 50,000 premature deaths would be avoided every year if microscopic air pollutants called particulates were eliminated in the US. Premature death and hospitalization are also extremely expensive for the US economy. The study estimates that eliminating such air pollution

US EPA releases RIN data for March

The US EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that 1.82 billion RINs were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in March, up from 1.65 billion that were generated during the same month of last year. Total RIN generation for the first quarter of 2022 was at 4.94 billion, up from 4.31

US biofuel blending proposals to come in days

The US administration plans to propose in days the amount of biofuels oil refiners must blend into their fuel mix this year and next year, as it reaches out to lawmakers to discuss the move, three sources familiar with the matter said. President Joe Biden’s administration has delayed decisions on 2021 blending obligations by more