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Ethanol
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The Right Coast
Biden to Allow More Ethanol in Gas This Summer in Bid to Lower Prices – WSJ
WASHINGTON The Biden administration said Tuesday it would allow high-ethanol content gasoline to be sold in the hot summer months, in an effort that could lower prices at the pump…
Janzen Ag Law Blog
Do Electric Vehicles Spell the End for Biofuels?
By Todd Janzen
A recent AgWeb article made a bold claim: Tesla is the biggest threat to farming today. I’ve always considered Tesla to be an enormous innovator—more likely to improve the efficiencies…
The Right Coast
Ted Cruz Threatens Ethanol Mandate: Reckless Courage
Ted Cruz has dared to provoke the ire of one of the most ruthless and vengeful political forces on the planet, and it s not Donald Trump. The Texas senator…
The Right Coast
Cruz changes position, embraces current ethanol mandate, ethanol lobby applauds | Washington Examiner
Yesterday in Iowa, Cruz said he would leave the ethanol mandate in place for now not touching it at all in his first term, and then letting it expire when…
PipelineLaw
Proposed Rules Target Rail Transportation of Crude and Ethanol
In response to recent crude oil train derailments in the U.S. and Canada, PHMSA has proposed two rulemakings intended to prevent and mitigate the consequences of crude by rail incidents.
Environmental Law Prof Blog
New Labels For a New Ethanol Fuel
This week, the EPA finalized labeling regulations for "E15" fuels--gasoline-ethanol blends that have "more than 10 and up to 15 percent ethanol." The regulations attempt to ensure that drivers of…
Food Safety News
USDA Fully Deregulates GE 'Ethanol Corn'
By News Desk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it would deregulate industrial corn that is genetically engineered for ethanol production, saying the crop does not pose a plant risk.Syngenta Seeds, which…
Renewable + Law
This Week in Biofuels, A Patent Perspective
On December 2, 2010, the United States Patent Office published two Novozymes applications relating to bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass and an Iogen application relating to bioethanol production from lignocellulosic.…
Renewable + Law
EPA: Possible Increase in “Blend Wall”
By Janet Jacobs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 regarding a potential increase in the current 10% allowable ethanol content in fuel, the so-called…
Mass Tort Defense
Federal Court Denies Class Certification in Boat Fuel Case
By Sean Wajert
A federal court last week denied class certification in a case arising from alleged damage to boats allegedly caused by ethanol blended gasoline. Kele