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3/29/2019
Growth Energy Backs E15 Year-Round Proposal at EPA Hearing

YPSILANTI, MI – Today, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor testified at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) hearing on the proposed rule to implement year-round sales of E15, a fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol. Skor spoke alongside farmers, retailers, and ethanol producers in support of this proposal, pressing EPA to finalize the rule before […]
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4/2/2019
New USDA Study Underscores Ethanol’s Critical Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an independent analysis that shows how ethanol is projected to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) by up to 70 percent in 2022. Growth Energy welcomed the report findings, and CEO Emily Skor issued the following statement: “This new USDA study further supports that ethanol is a win-win for all Americans,” said Skor. “Higher […]
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3/14/2019
New Small Refinery Exemptions “A Slap in the Face to Rural Communities”

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that it granted five new small refinery exemptions for 2017, bringing the total gallons of lost demand to 2.6 billion in 2016-2017:
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7/21/2021
New Ad Campaign Urges Washington to Stop Big Oil and Uphold Commitments to Reduce Carbon Emissions
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7/15/2021
Commodity & Ingredient Hedging Joins Growth Energy
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7/14/2021
Following Court Decision, U.S. Senate Moves to Ensure E15 Year-Round
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7/14/2021
Following Court Decision, U.S. House Moves to Ensure E15 Year-Round
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7/2/2021
Growth Energy, RFA, NCGA Disagree with Court’s Decision to Reverse E15 Year-round

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2019 rule by the Environmental Protection Agency that lifted outdated restrictions on the sale of a fifteen percent ethanol fuel blend (E15). The case, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, et al. vs. EPA, was a challenge by oil refiners to the rulemaking that allowed the […]
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7/2/2021
Growth Energy Applauds New Legislation to Clarify Oil Refinery Exemptions

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor applauded the introduction of the Small Refinery Exemption Clarification Act of 2021 by U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa) and Angie Craig (D-Minn.). The legislation comes just days after the Supreme Court issued a decision on the meaning of “extension” for small refinery exemptions (SREs) and seeks to clarify the original congressional intent behind the […]
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7/1/2021
Growth Energy Applauds House Introduction of Low Carbon Biofuel Credit Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Growth Energy, the nation’s largest ethanol trade association, applauded the House introduction of the H.R. 4254, the Low Carbon Biofuel Credit Act, by U.S Representatives Cindy Axne (R-Iowa) and Adrian Smith (R-Neb.), that would fast-track consumer access to lower-cost, lower-carbon vehicle fuel blends. “Higher ethanol blends continue to grow in popularity among drivers looking to save […]
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6/30/2021
Growth Energy Hails Klobuchar Bills Promoting Biofuels
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6/30/2021
Growth Energy Thanks Senate Republicans for Pushing to Protect the RFS
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6/25/2021
Growth Energy Statement on SCOTUS HollyFrontier v. RFA Opinion

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In 2020, the U.S. produced the least CO2 emissions from energy in nearly 40 years -- and petroleum accounted for 97% of transportation sector emissions. Use of low-carbon biofuels like bioethanol today could reduce these emissions by 46%. eia.gov/todayinenergy/…

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.@SenatorFischer in the @yorknewstimes → "Higher ethanol blends are also far better for the environment than traditional gasoline. Any plan to reduce emissions has to make ethanol part of the solution." yorknewstimes.com/opinion/more-c…

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