Articles Tagged with ''Renewable Identification Numbers''

EPA regs on biogas producers upheld by D.C. Circuit

Court also rejects request for stay of power plant rule

07/19/24 1:37 PM By Steve Davies

A federal appeals court has upheld EPA regulations covering biogas producers who want to benefit from the Renewable Fuel Standard, saying that under the law, the agency “must be able to verify that the biogas-derived fuel it is being asked to count as renewable was made with the correct biogas.”

Daybreak June 25: DOJ commits to ag antitrust enforcement

06/25/24 4:03 PM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Rebekah Alvey, and Jake Zajkowski

The Justice Department is expanding efforts to combat anticompetitive practices in the ag industry.

Renewable fuels industry cheers D.C. Circuit opinion upholding 2020-2022 volume obligations

05/15/24 1:14 PM By Steve Davies

The renewable fuels industry is welcoming a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding EPA’s renewable fuel volume obligations for 2020-2022, including a 250-million-gallon supplemental volume requirement for 2022 that the agency added to comply with a previous decision from the same court.

EPA delays RFS deadlines, angering biofuels industry

01/28/22 11:00 AM By Steve Davies

EPA is extending the 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard compliance deadline for small refineries as well as the 2020, 2021 and 2022 deadlines for all companies subject to biofuel usage mandates.

Daybreak Sept. 14: Dems shield stepped-up basis, but target estate taxation

09/14/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Philip Brasher, Spencer Chase, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Noah Wicks

Farm groups are breathing a collective sigh of relief that congressional Democrats have dropped the idea of taxing capital gains at death, preserving the benefits of stepped-up basis. But many may still need to start talking to their tax advisers about just what’s in the legislation and how it could affect their tax planning.

Daybreak June 3: House Ag chairman warns Biden on taxes

06/03/21 10:00 AM By Steve Davies, Ben Nuelle, and Bill Tomson

President Joe Biden’s proposal to eliminate stepped-up basis and tax capital gains at death has run into opposition from a key Democrat. The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Georgia Democrat David Scott, says the tax plan could hurt farmers even though the tax liability would be deferred as long as a family farm stays in operation.

Daybreak Feb 19: Best wishes to Bob Dole

02/19/21 9:37 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, Ben Nuelle, and Spencer Chase

Former Sen. Bob Dole, who is 97, starts treatment on Monday for stage four lung cancer. “While I certainly have some hurdles ahead. I also know that I join millions of Americans who face significant health challenges of their own,” Dole said in a statement he posted Thursday.

Wheeler points to ‘a number of issues’ with gap year SREs

07/01/20 3:31 PM By Spencer Chase

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says there are a handful of unanswered questions in the effort by small refineries looking to secure relief from past blending requirements of the nation’s biofuel mandate.

Biofuels industry, RIN prices buoyed after court ruling

02/19/20 6:25 AM By Ben Nuelle

Coming off a tough year for biofuels in 2019, a federal appeals court’s ruling against the Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of small refinery exemptions is offering the industry a shot of optimism.

New issues emerge from familiar topic as EPA closes E15, RIN market comment period

05/01/19 6:31 AM By Spencer Chase

The window for public input on reforms to the nation’s biofuel policy has closed, giving the Environmental Protection Agency a limited window of time to finalize changes before a June 1 deadline.

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12.20.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 20, 2024: Todd Van Hoose on Farm Credit System, farm economy

The Farm Credit System has experienced many changes in recent decades to better support rural America. Todd Van Hoose, retiring president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discussed the viability of lenders in 2025 and looked back at a historic farm bill advocacy push. Christy Seyfert will succeed Van Hoose in January.

Then, The Russell Group’s Jessica Schulken and John Weber from Monument Advocacy discuss the potential impacts of DOGE and what influence RFK Jr. may have on the food and agriculture industries.

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