small refineries

U.S. appellate court overturns EPA denial of RFS exemptions

The EPA will have to take a new look at requests for three dozen "hardship" exemptions from the ethanol mandate under a ruling by the U.S appeals court in Washington. Ethanol makers, "extremely disappointed" by the ruling, said they were considering a response, "which may include seeking further review of today's decision."

Court losses are only temporary setbacks, says ethanol industry

Despite losing two high-profile cases in seven days, the ethanol industry says the future is bright for the corn-based biofuel that it promotes as a low-carbon alternative to gasoline and a tool to slow global warming. “We view both decisions as only temporary setbacks but neither will deter …