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 […]

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:

5/29/2020
Growth Energy Identifies Omissions in EPA Report

5/29/2020
Growth Energy Celebrates First Anniversary of Year-Round E15

5/28/2020
Growth Energy Welcomes Support from Governors’ Biofuels Coalition

5/28/2020
Growth Energy Testifies on EPA Fuel Regulations

5/19/2020
Growth Energy Lauds Introduction of Biofuels Relief Bill in Senate

5/15/2020
Growth Energy Welcomes Biofuel Relief in House Relief Package

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Growth Energy applauded the inclusion of long-awaited assistance for the struggling biofuels industry in the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), a new COVID-19 relief package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. “The economic onslaught sparked by COVID-19 has taken a terrible toll on rural families, […]

5/15/2020
Growth Energy Urges EPA COVID-19 Panel to Examine Air Toxics

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB), Growth Energy urged members of a new COVID-19 Review Panel to examine the impact of toxic gasoline additives on respiratory health, as well as the potential benefits offered by bio-based alternatives like ethanol. “As you explore the human costs […]

5/12/2020
Growth Energy Applauds House Push for Biofuel Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Growth Energy applauded the introduction by House leaders of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), which allocates more than $3 trillion in recovery dollars, including long-awaited assistance for the struggling biofuels industry. “Over the course of this pandemic, half the biofuels industry was forced offline, sending shockwaves […]

5/11/2020
U.S. Farm & Biofuel Leaders Petition Congress for COVID-19 Relief

WASHINGTON, DC – America’s top biofuel and farm advocates called on House and Senate leaders to ensure the next round of COVID-19 relief does not overlook U.S. ethanol and biodiesel production. The joint letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell echoes bipartisan appeals from House and Senate members, as well […]