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September 21, 2023

RFA: EPA Science Advisory Board Report on Corn Ethanol Ignored Best Available Science View Post

August 24, 2023

RFA Blasts EPA Science Advisory Board for ‘Specious’ Report on Corn Ethanol and Carbon Emissions View Post

July 14, 2023

RFA Applauds EPA Decision to Deny Small Refinery Exemption Petitions View Post

June 21, 2023

RFA: Final RVO Rule Fails to Deliver on Promise of Original Proposal View Post

February 24, 2023

RFA: EPA’s Triennial Report on RFS Takes Some Constructive Steps but Needs Work View Post

February 10, 2023

RFA Comments: Proposed 2023-2025 Volumes Create ‘Firm Foundation’ for RFS View Post

January 10, 2023

RFA: EPA’s 2023-2025 RVO Proposal a ‘Firm Foundation’ for Future of RFS View Post

January 9, 2023

New Poll: Voters Support Ethanol and RFS, Oppose EV Mandates View Post

December 1, 2022

RFA: Proposal for 2023-2025 RFS Volumes Creates Pathway for Sustainable Growth View Post

November 2, 2022

Biofuel & Ag Leaders Praise EPA’s Decision to Reverse Refinery Exemptions View Post

October 19, 2022

RFA Thanks Senators for Supporting Renewable Fuels as EPA Preps RFS ‘Set’ Rule View Post

June 3, 2022

RFA: Today’s Actions on RFS Restore Order, Provide Solid Foundation for Growth View Post

May 25, 2022

Researchers: Lark’s Attack on RFS ‘More Problematic’ Than Initially Thought View Post

May 24, 2022

RFA Urges EPA to Exclude Biased Candidates from RFS Review Process View Post

April 7, 2022

Biofuel & Ag Leaders Respond to EPA Decision to Reverse Refinery Exemptions, Decry Lack of Real Market Impact View Post

March 31, 2022

RFA Thanks House Members for Supporting E15 Ethanol Blend as Alternative to Russian Imports View Post

February 23, 2022

RFA Salutes National Corn Growers Association With 2022 Industry Award View Post

February 16, 2022

Renewable Fuel Standard Has Been a ‘Resounding Success,’ RFA Tells Senate EPW Committee View Post

February 8, 2022

RFA Thanks House Members for RFS Support View Post

February 7, 2022

RFA Supports EPA Proposal to Deny Small Refinery Exemption Petitions View Post

February 4, 2022

RFA Supports EPA’s Proposed 2022 RFS Volumes, Urges Agency to Abandon Retroactive Cut to 2020 Volume View Post

February 1, 2022

RFA Thanks Bipartisan Group of Senators for Standing Up for the RFS View Post

January 4, 2022

RFA: EPA Moving in Right Direction on RFS, But Must Reconsider Retroactive Cut to 2020 RVO View Post

December 14, 2021

RFA Thanks Senators for Introducing ‘Defend the Blend’ Bill to Stop Retroactive RFS Cuts View Post

December 7, 2021

RFA: Today’s SRE Denials and RFS Proposals a “Modest Step in the Right Direction” View Post

December 6, 2021

RFA Mourns the Loss of Sen. Robert Dole, Ethanol Champion View Post

December 3, 2021

RFA to EPA: Stop the RFS Delays, Resist Oil Refiner Pressure View Post

November 23, 2021

RFA Thanks House Members For Bill Restricting Retroactive RFS Volume Cuts View Post

November 18, 2021

RFA Calls on Refiners, EPA to Meet RFS Deadlines View Post

November 16, 2021

RFA to White House: ‘Double Down’ on Ethanol to Cut Prices at the Pump View Post

November 5, 2021

RFA ‘Greatly Encouraged’ by EPA Rejection of Small Refinery Exemption View Post

September 13, 2021

RFA Analysis: Retail Gas Prices Not Affected by Renewable Fuel Standard Credits View Post

September 8, 2021

Biofuel and Ag Leaders Oppose EPA Motion to Remand 2018 SREs without Vacatur View Post

July 16, 2021

RFA: D.C. Circuit Court Blasts Refiner Arguments on RFS View Post

July 2, 2021

RFA Supports New Bill Reinforcing Intent Behind RFS Small Refinery Waivers View Post

June 25, 2021

Biofuels Coalition Disappointed in Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Tenth Circuit’s RFS Refinery Exemption Ruling View Post

June 10, 2021

New Poll Finds Growing Bipartisan Support for RFS and Ethanol View Post

May 19, 2021

Court Vacates Prior Administration’s Midnight Refinery Exemptions View Post

May 5, 2021

RFA Hails EPA’s Decision to Cooperate with GAO on Small Refinery Exemption Investigation View Post

May 3, 2021

EPA Asks Court to Vacate Trump Administration’s Last-Minute Refinery Exemptions View Post

April 26, 2021

Biofuels Coalition Readies for Oral Arguments in Supreme Court View Post

March 31, 2021

Biofuels Coalition Welcomes Amicus Briefs in Supreme Court RFS Case View Post

March 24, 2021

Biofuels Coalition Files Brief in Supreme Court Case View Post

March 18, 2021

RFA Urges EPA to Stay the Course on Renewable Fuel Standard View Post

March 11, 2021

RFA: EPA Should Shelve Proposal to Extend RFS Compliance Deadlines View Post

March 2, 2021

RFA Welcomes RFS Integrity Provisions in CLEAN Future Act View Post

February 22, 2021

Farm, Biofuel Leaders Embrace EPA’s New Position on Tenth Circuit’s Small Refinery Waiver Decision View Post

February 18, 2021

RFA: RFS General Waiver Requests are Unjustified and Illegal View Post

February 9, 2021

RFA Opposes Extending RFS Compliance Deadlines View Post

February 4, 2021

RFA Thanks Senators for Urging Swift EPA Action on Small Refinery Waivers View Post

January 27, 2021

Court Seeks Status Report on EPA Compliance with Order on Renewable Volumes View Post

January 20, 2021

RFA Files Petition and Emergency Motion to Halt EPA’s Dark-of-Night Refinery Waivers View Post

January 19, 2021

RFA Will Fight EPA’s Illegal, Last-Minute Refinery Exemptions View Post

January 15, 2021

RFA Responds to EPA’s Last-Minute Actions on RFS, E15 View Post

January 14, 2021

RFA Thanks Senate Midwest Republicans for Backing Renewable Fuel Standard View Post

January 13, 2021

RFA Lauds House Biofuels Caucus for Speaking Out in Support of RFS View Post

January 12, 2021

RFA Thanks Senators for Leadership in Defending the Renewable Fuel Standard View Post

January 11, 2021

Here’s How President-elect Biden Can Slash Carbon Emissions by 12 Million Metric Tons on Day One in Office View Post

January 11, 2021

Tenth Circuit Court Plaintiffs Respond to Supreme Court Action View Post

January 7, 2021

Farm & Biofuel Coalition Rejects EPA’s Excuses for Failing to Comply with 2017 Court Order View Post

January 5, 2021

RFA, Growth Energy Demand Transparency in Refinery Exemption Process View Post

December 9, 2020

EPA, DOJ Oppose Refiner Request for Supreme Court Review of Tenth Circuit Decision on RFS Exemptions View Post

December 8, 2020

Biofuels Coalition Files Brief Challenging 31 Small Refinery Exemptions in 2018 View Post

November 23, 2020

Farm & Biofuel Leaders Urge Courts to Hold EPA Accountable on Improper 2016 Waiver View Post

October 28, 2020

Joint Statement from RFA and Growth Energy on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in FOIA Lawsuit Regarding Small Refinery Exemption Transparency View Post

October 22, 2020

RFA: Oil-State Senators Ask EPA to Violate the Law, Ignore the Courts View Post

September 24, 2020

RFA Applauds Introduction of Next Generation Fuels Act by Rep. Bustos View Post

September 15, 2020

RFA Applauds Congressional Efforts to Enhance Transparency of Small Refinery Waiver Process View Post

September 14, 2020

RFA Pleased with EPA’s Official Denial of ‘Gap Year’ Waiver Petitions View Post

September 10, 2020

RFA Testimony to EPA Advisory Committee Calls for Immediate Action on Delayed Decisions View Post

September 9, 2020

Ethanol Coalition Welcomes Reports of ‘Gap-Year’ Waiver Petition Denials, Denounces Refiners’ Supreme Court Petition View Post

August 26, 2020

RFA Urges Immediate EPA Action on ‘Litany’ of Outstanding RFS Issues View Post

August 6, 2020

Anniversary Report Details Success of the Renewable Fuel Standard View Post

July 8, 2020

RFA Supports EPA’s Proposed ‘Anti-Backsliding’ Determination, but Says Agency Used ‘Outdated and Unreliable’ Modeling View Post

June 29, 2020

Governors to EPA: Drop the Gap-Year Waivers View Post

June 25, 2020

Senators Call on EPA to Reject Gap-Year Refinery Waivers ‘Outright’ View Post

June 18, 2020

EPA Considering 52 “Gap Year” Refinery Waiver Petitions; RFA Responds View Post

June 11, 2020

RFA Calls on President to Reject Refinery Waivers View Post

June 9, 2020

U.S. Farm & Biofuel Leaders Demand Answers on Retroactive EPA Exemptions View Post

June 8, 2020

RFA Thanks Bipartisan Group of 44 Representatives for Defending RFS View Post

May 26, 2020

RFA Calls on EPA to Deny Secretive “Gap Year” Refinery Waiver Requests View Post

May 7, 2020

RFA Thanks Senators for Letter to President Defending Renewable Fuel Standard View Post

May 1, 2020

Coalition Opposes API Petition on 2020 RFS Obligations View Post

April 16, 2020

Oil State Governors Wrong to Target Renewable Fuel Standard, Rural Jobs View Post

March 10, 2020

Ethanol, Farm Groups Respond as Administration Mulls Appeal of Tenth Circuit SRE Ruling View Post

March 6, 2020

U.S. Farm & Biofuel Leaders Urge President Trump Stand by RFS View Post

February 28, 2020

RFA Thanks USDA for Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Grant Program, Fleet Directive View Post

February 4, 2020

RFA Analysis Finds Record E15 Sales in 2019 View Post

January 27, 2020

Tenth Circuit Court Strikes Down EPA Small Refinery Exemptions View Post

January 8, 2020

As Iran Crisis Drives Oil Prices Higher, Ethanol Delivers Relief at the Pump View Post

December 19, 2019

RFA: EPA Rule Won’t Prevent Further RFS Erosion by Waivers View Post

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