Topics: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

API Challenges EPA 2013 RFS Volume Requirements

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has filed a lawsuit with the D.C. Circuit Court challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2013, arguing that EPA has mandated significantly more cellulosic ethanol than is available in the marketplace. More

Govt. Shutdown Could Delay 2014 Biofuels Targets

Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent its 2014 biofuels proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget for Review, next year’s targets could be delayed because of the Government shutdown, according to published reports. More

EPA Delays Tier 3 Rule

Citing the volume of comments received on its proposed Tier 3 vehicle emissions and gasoline standards, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will delay issuing its proposal until Feb. 2014. EPA said the delay will not affect the rule’s scheduled 2017 compliance date, however. More

EPA Issues Draft Guidelines on Release Detection at High Throughput Facilities

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued draft guidelines on release detection at high throughput underground storage tank facilities. More

White House Reviews EPA's Proposed 2014 RFS

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent its 2014 biofuels proposal to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, with next year’s targets due to be proposed later this month and finalized by year’s end. More

Rep. Graves Urges EPA to Withdraw Proposed Underground Storage Tanks Rule

House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) has asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to withdraw its proposed rule on underground storage tanks (UST) arguing that due to methodological flaws the agency has inappropriately certified the proposed rule as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. More

House Releases Final RFS White Paper

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released the final edition in a series of white paper on the Renewable Fuel Standard that will be used as the basis for a series of hearings. More

Connecticut and Massachusetts Fuel Retailers Can Remove Stage II Vapor Recovery

Fuel retailers in Connecticut and Massachusetts now can join the growing list of gas stations across the nation disconnecting their Stage II vapor recovery systems. More

Senators Introduce Legislation to Repeal Renewable Fuel Standard

Echoing legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) last week introduced “The Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act” (S. 1195), which would repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in its entirety. Sen. Barrasso said the RFS is "fundamentally broken and beyond repair," and that it has driven up food and fuel costs rather than deliver meaningful environmental benefits. More

Supreme Court Rejects E-15 Challenge

The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge by the American Petroleum Institute (API) to block sales of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol (E-15). More

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