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CATF Statement on EPA’s Proposed 2019 RFS Biofuels Requirements
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations that establish the amount of biofuels that must be blended into the United States’ transportation fuel supply in 2019 (and 2020, for biomass-based diesel fuels).
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Biofuels Coalition Press Release on Welch/Udall RFS Reform Bills
Seeking to break through the deadlocked discussions between oil interests and the corn ethanol industry, conservation groups signaled their strong support for bills introduced today in the U.S. House and Senate to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard and reverse the damage that the law—known as the biofuel mandate—has caused since…
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Comments on EPA’s Proposed RFS Pathway for Biofuels Made From Sorghum Oil
CATF and five other organizations urge EPA to conduct a more comprehensive lifecycle GHG emission analysis for sorghum oil-based biofuels, to properly account for land use change impacts that result from the diversion of sorghum oil from feed markets to fuel markets.
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A Decade of Futility: The Renewable Fuel Standard, 2007-2017
Ten years ago, on December 19, 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) into law and thus expanding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The RFS was not only sold as a policy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase energy security, but also…
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Supplementary Comments to EPA on RFS Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel for 2019
In response to a notice of supplemental information and request for further comment, CATF and seven other organizations advise EPA to mitigate the environmental harm caused by demand for vegetable oil-based biofuels by reducing the Renewable Fuels Standard’s annual consumption requirements.
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Comments on 2018/2019 RFS Volume Proposal
Comments urging EPA to set annual biofuel consumption requirements for 2018/2019 at levels that do not worsen the environmental problems already associated with the Renewable Fuel Standard program. In particular, the comments-submitted by CATF and by a coalition of organizations-push EPA to minimize the extent to which the RFS diverts…
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Letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Opposing Expanded use of E15
CATF writes on the behalf of our millions of supporters and members urging the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to strongly oppose any attempt to expand the use of E15 (E15 is a mixture of 85% gasoline and 15% ethanol) during the ozone season.
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Comments to EPA on Proposed Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support (REGS) Rule
In response to a series of proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, CATF urges EPA to implement CCS guidelines, reconsider the use of the short-rotation trees as an approved RFS feedstock, allocate credits to producers of biogas-derived electricity on an equitable basis, and refuse to exempt any additional biofuel…
