Ethanol output dips: U.S. ethanol production dropped to 983,000 barrels a day last week, down 3.8 percent to its lowest daily average since April, according to Energy Department data. (Renewable Fuels Association)
EPA rulings challenged: Twenty lawsuits have been filed since Aug. 1 in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington by small refiners challenging the EPA’s rejection of exemptions they sought from the Renewable Fuel Standard. (DTN/Progressive Farmer)
Starbucks claims bias: The coffee chain, alleging misconduct by employees of the National Labor Relations Board, asked the agency to suspend all mail-in balloting across the country on proposals to form unions at Starbucks stores. (CNBC)
‘Fast-moving’ outbreak: The CDC said it has yet to identify the source of an outbreak of E. coli, often a foodborne illness, that has sickened 14 people in Ohio and 15 people in Michigan. (New York Times)