The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in consultation with the Department of Energy (DOE), issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver on August 20, 2026, allowing an early transition to winter-grade gasoline blends. This move aims to boost domestic supply and ease pressure on pump prices amid ongoing disruptions tied to the Iran conflict and […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was originally run on David Blackmon’s Substack, and we highly recommend subscribing. Ethonal needs to go away and have an organized move out of the market. This needs to be shut down, as it is worse for the environment, and ruins cars and shortens their useful life. Unless you are […]
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A controversial amendment to the 2026 Farm Bill is lighting up Capitol Hill, pitting big refining interests against smaller operations in a classic Washington showdown over the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and ethanol mandates. Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) introduced Amendment 289, which would force year-round nationwide sales of E15 (15% ethanol gasoline) by aligning its […]
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With fertilizer shortages driving up input costs and an ongoing energy crisis squeezing every link in the fuel supply chain, America’s decades-long experiment with corn-based ethanol is under fresh scrutiny. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) still mandates roughly 15 billion gallons of conventional (corn) ethanol blending annually, supported by new tax credits such as the […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero June 16, 2024 Stu Turley Electric vehicles have swiftly gone from a bright spot in the global climate fight to cause for concern, leading BloombergNEF to slash sales estimates and warn that the auto industry is falling further off the track toward [… API, […]
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