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EPA to Keep Exempting Refineries From Biofuel Mandates
The Trump administration has decided to keep waiving some oil refineries from US biofuel mandates.
7:00 PM EST | November 27, 2018
EPA to Hold Biofuel Quotas for Gasoline Steady for 2019
The Trump administration is set to order refiners to use 15 billion gallons of conventional renewable fuels.
7:00 PM EST | November 26, 2018
Trump Admin E15 Boost Concerns Voters in Poll
'Consumers are speaking loud and clear,' says API exec.
8:00 PM EST | October 28, 2018
White House Backed Big Oil Over EPA on Finding Methane Leaks
White House officials pushed the EPA to maximize savings for the oil industry despite the agency's concern.
8:00 PM EST | October 18, 2018
Trump Admin Proposes Relaxing Obama-Era Methane Mandates
The Trump administration proposes relaxing Obama-era mandates meant to block rogue methane leaks from oil and gas wells, part of a broader assault.
8:00 PM EST | September 10, 2018
US EPA Head Wants Car Industry, States To Compromise On Emissions
Acting US EPA chief Andrew Wheeler told lawmakers he would welcome any deal between the auto industry and states like California.
8:00 PM EST | July 31, 2018
Court: US EPA Wrongly Denied Biofuel Waiver For W. Virginia Refinery
The US EPA must reconsider its denial of small West Virginia refinery Ergon's application for an exemption from US biofuel laws.
8:00 PM EST | July 19, 2018
EPA Scraps Detailed Plan To Force US Refiners To Blend More Biofuels
The US EPA ditched a detailed plan that would have forced refiners to blend more biofuels into their gasoline and diesel in 2019.
8:00 PM EST | July 10, 2018
New EPA Boss Same as the Old Boss: Pruitt Policy to Stay Intact
The replacement of Scott Pruitt may mean a change in style but not substance at the EPA, claims a former agency official.
8:00 PM EST | July 05, 2018
A Biofuel Policy Fight Might Just Sink Pruitt
A deluge of political scandals hasn't sunk EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. But a wonky debate over the nation's biofuel policy just might.
8:00 PM EST | June 28, 2018
Trump Proposes Hitting Oil Refiners With Boosted Biofuel Quotas
Ethanol producers and farm-state leaders blasted a Trump administration proposal that would force refiners to blend more biofuel into petroleum next year.
8:00 PM EST | June 25, 2018
Sources: EPA To Propose 19.88B Gallon Biofuels Mandate, Up 3%
The US EPA will propose setting a 19.88-billion-gallon biofuels blending mandate in 2019 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
8:00 PM EST | June 21, 2018
Sources: US EPA Considers Delaying Friday Biofuel Announcement
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering delaying an announcement expected on Friday.
8:00 PM EST | June 20, 2018
Sources: EPA To Propose Reallocating Waived Biofuels Volumes To Other Refin
The US Environmental Protection Agency will propose reallocating biofuel blending obligations.
8:00 PM EST | June 19, 2018
Sources: Trump Administration Officials To Meet On Biofuel Policy Changes
Top officials from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the departments of Energy and Agriculture plan to meet on Thursday.
8:00 PM EST | May 22, 2018
Republican Senator Says EPA Chief Must Slow Refinery Waivers Or Resign
Republican Senator Chuck Grassley says EPA chief Scott Pruitt must scale back the use of biofuels waivers for small refineries.
8:00 PM EST | May 14, 2018
Farm State Senators Demand EPA Name Recipients Of Biofuel Waivers
A bipartisan group of senators from US farm states presses the EPA to stop issuing hardship waivers from the nation's biofuels laws to refiners and to name the companies that already have them.
8:00 PM EST | April 16, 2018
EPA 'Secret' Biofuel Waivers Undercut Trump's Pledge to Farmers
Even as President Trump floats the idea of more ethanol sales, critics says moves by his EPA would undercut the support to corn farmers.
8:00 PM EST | April 12, 2018
US Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees Refiners From Biofuels Law
The EPA granted 25 small oil refineries hardship waivers from the nation's biofuel laws in 2017, according to an agency source.
8:00 PM EST | April 03, 2018
EPA Chief: Philadelphia Refinery Bankruptcy Shows Need For Biofuel Reform
The head of EPA says nation's biofuel policy needs an overhaul.
7:00 PM EST | January 31, 2018
US Lawmakers Seek 'Well-Rounded Biofuels Policies'
A bipartisan group in the US House of Representatives has called on the EPA to recognize 'the significant pitfalls and costs' of renewable fuel standards.
8:00 PM EST | November 01, 2017
EPA Abandons Changes To US Biofuel Program After Lawmaker Pressure
The US EPA has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation's biofuels policy after a massive backlash.
8:00 PM EST | October 19, 2017
EPA Chief Calls for Ending Wind Tax Credits to Help Coal Survive
Tax incentives for the wind industry should be eliminated, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt says.
8:00 PM EST | October 09, 2017
EPA Asks Drillers, Miners for Advice on How to Regulate Them
President Trump's EPA is asking miners, oil drillers and manufacturers to collaborate with the government on how best to regulate their industries.
8:00 PM EST | October 02, 2017
US Coast Guard, EPA Cleaning Up A Dozen Texas Chemical Spills After Harvey
The US Coast Guard and the EPA are working with Texas state regulators to clean up oil and chemicals spilled from a dozen industrial facilities after flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
8:00 PM EST | September 10, 2017
EPA Sends People, Planes To Gauge Pollution From Texas Storm
Flooding from Harvey has also triggered a handful of spills and releases from petrochemical facilities in Texas.
8:00 PM EST | August 29, 2017
Courts: US EPA Erred In Denying Renewable Fuel Hardship Exemption
The EPA used too strict of a test when it wrongfully denied Sinclair Oil's request for an exemption from the country's biofuel regulations, a US appeals court rule.
8:00 PM EST | August 14, 2017
Sources: US To Reject Biofuel Program Tweaks In Blow To Refiners
The EPA will reject a proposal to overhaul the US biofuels program to shift blending responsibility away from refining companies, two sources familiar say.
8:00 PM EST | August 02, 2017
Refiners Argue EPA Can Cut Biofuel Quota Despite Defeat in Court
Refiners told the EPA to cut biofuel quotas for 2018, arguing that a federal court decision against the agency shouldn't prevent it from setting targets below levels enshrined in law.
8:00 PM EST | July 31, 2017
Green Groups Ask Court To Reverse EPA's Freeze Of Methane Rule
Green groups responded to the US EPA's attempt to freeze a rule requiring oil and gas companies to fix methane leaks in their equipment.
8:00 PM EST | June 04, 2017
US EPA Halts Methane Rule For Oil And Gas Industry
The US EPA halts methane emission standards for oil and gas companies in its latest move to unwind Obama administration climate change rules.
8:00 PM EST | May 30, 2017
Trump's EPA To Reconsider Oil And Gas Emissions Rule
The US EPA says it would reconsider a rule on emissions from oil and gas operations and delay its implementation.
8:00 PM EST | April 18, 2017
EPA Hit Hardest As Trump Budget Targets Regulation
President Donald Trump's administration proposes a 31% cut to the Environmental Protection Agency's budget.
8:00 PM EST | March 15, 2017
Emails Reveal EPA Chief Cozied Up to Industry He Regulates
Newly installed EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt closely coordinated with major oil and gas companies, according to thousands of pages of e-mails released.
7:00 PM EST | February 21, 2017
New US Environmental Chief Tells Staff He Will 'Listen, Learn and Lead'
The new head of the US EPA Scott Pruitt tells agency staff that America should not have to choose between the economy and the environment.
7:00 PM EST | February 20, 2017
Senate Confirms Trump's EPA Pick As White House Targets Regulation
The US Senate confirms President Donald Trump's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency.
7:00 PM EST | February 16, 2017
Nearly 800 Former EPA Officials Oppose Trump Pick For Agency
Nearly 800 former Environmental Protection Agency officials urged the US Senate to reject President Donald Trump's nominee to run the agency.
7:00 PM EST | February 15, 2017
Senators Ask Trump EPA Chief Pick To Disclose Energy Industry Ties
Democrats on the US Senate's environment panel asks President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the EPA to disclose his ties to the energy industry ahead of his confirmation hearing.
7:00 PM EST | December 27, 2016
Political Pressure Seen Behind EPA Fracking-Water Report
EPA's final report on hydraulic fracturing's impact on drinking water contradicts its previous findings.
7:00 PM EST | December 12, 2016
Critics, Supporters React to Trump's Climate Change Skeptic Pick for EPA
US President-elect Donald Trump appoints Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead EPA - the federal agency he's suing as part of multi-state lawsuit challenging climate change regulations.
7:00 PM EST | December 07, 2016
Scientific Board Requests More Data on EPA Fracking, Water Study
Scientific advisors find EPA's draft assessment of hydraulic fracturing's impact on drinking water lacking in several areas.
8:00 PM EST | August 11, 2016
Stripper Well Producers to Face Failure if Methane Rule Allowed
Smaller US oil and gas producers could face failure if EPA's new methane rules are allowed to continue.
8:00 PM EST | August 03, 2016
States Sue EPA Over Methane Emissions Rule
Thirteen US states sue EPA over the agency's new methane emissions rule.
8:00 PM EST | August 02, 2016
EPA: US Climate Plan Also Addressing Agricultural Methane Emissions
The Obama administration's Climate Change Plan will seek to reduce methane emissions from agriculture as well as oil and gas.
8:00 PM EST | March 15, 2016
EPA Expands Methane Emissions Rules for Oil, Gas Wells
The EPA's announcement is part of the US-Canada bilateral agreement to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
7:00 PM EST | March 09, 2016
Industry Groups Say Proposed Flaring Rules are Costly, Unnecessary
Industry groups say they support reducing methane emissions, but see BLM's proposed update of gas flaring rules on federal lands as duplicative and unjustified.
7:00 PM EST | January 21, 2016
The U.S. EPA Called Fracking Safe. Now Its Scientists Disagree
A landmark study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that concluded fracking causes no widespread harm to drinking water is coming under fire - this time, from the agency’s own science advisers.
7:00 PM EST | January 06, 2016
Environmental Groups to Sue EPA Over Waste Disposal Rules
Several environmental groups plan to sue the EPA, claiming the agency has failed in its duty to review and update regulations associated with oil and gas waste.
8:00 PM EST | August 27, 2015
EPA Rule to Have Limited Production, Cost Impact
The EPA's proposed rule to cut methane emissions from oil and gas operations will have limited impact on US production and cost, analysts say.
8:00 PM EST | August 18, 2015
Groups Say Proposed EPA Rules to Add Costly Burden to Oil, Gas Industry
A proposed EPA rule to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas operations will add a "costly burden" to the oil and gas industry, say industry groups.
8:00 PM EST | August 17, 2015