Final 2016 Ethanol Rule: Fuel Blenders, Biofuels Interests Unhappy With EPA Numbers

Big square baler harvesting wheat straw for production of cellulosic ethanol

Under the Renewable Fuel Standard passed in 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to set annual targets for amounts of ethanol to be blended with gasoline. The agency recently released its final ethanol ruling for 2016, and it seems to be drawing criticism from all sides. In recent years, the amounts of ethanol called… …read more