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Renewable Fuels
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Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Farm Bill 2.0
Overview After nearly two years of extensions and legislative stalemate, the Senate's Farm Bill 2.0 discussion draft has become the primary vehicle for negotiating a comprehensive replacement for the 2018…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: The D.C. Circuit Has Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Small Refinery Exemption Challenges Under the Clean Air Act
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Kyle Asher, Monika Harris
In EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refin., L.L.C., the Supreme Court ruled that all challenges to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denials of small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the Clean Air…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
CARB Proposes New Emissions Reduction Rule
On December 19, 2023, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”), which administers the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”), released a rulemaking package (“Draft Rule”) describing proposed LCFS changes, including…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review
Agricultural Law Weekly Review – Week Ending June 25, 2021
By Chloe Marie
Biofuels: U.S. Supreme Court Allows Non-Continuous Small Refinery Renewable Fuels Standard Blending Obligation Waiver ExtensionsOn June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion holding that…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
CFTC and EPA sign Memorandum of Understanding on Renewable Fuel Markets
By Debra Ann Palmer, Jane E. Montgomery, Ken McCracken
A slowly developing renewable fuels market, several well-publicized fraud cases, and EPA’s delayed volumetric designations that frustrated industry participants have led EPA and the CFTC to a new era of…
Capital Thinking
EPA Speaks Out on Hydraulic Fracturing, New Ozone-Measuring Methods and Renewable Fuels; Senate To Consider Comprehensive Energy Bill and Water Issues
Regulatory Activity Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Last week, pursuant to a request by Congress in 2010, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft report on the potential…
Energy & Environmental Law Adviser
EPA Announces Long-Awaited Renewable Volume Obligations
By Amy Antoniolli, Jane E. Montgomery
On May 29, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed long-delayed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2014, 2015, and 2016. Despite significant efforts to promote the use…
Capital Thinking
EPA to Hold Hearings on Ground-Level Ozone; Renewable Fuels Need to Meet GHG Standards; International Advancements on Environmental Goods
Regulatory Activity Upcoming Ground-Level Ozone Hearings The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold three upcoming public hearings located in Texas, California and Washington, D.C. to address issues related to the…
Energy and Utilities
Changes Coming to Petition Process for Approval of New Renewable Fuels Pathways
This month, the EPA announced that it is improving the petition process for obtaining approval of new renewable fuel pathways. When the initial pathways were approved, there was recognition that…
Renewable + Law
House Passes Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010
By Mary Sennes
On September 28, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act of 2010 (H.R. 4168). The Act amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) expand the definition…