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Carbon Intensity of Corn Ethanol in the U.S.: State of the Science
The carbon intensity (CI) of corn ethanol, the primary renewable fuel used in transportation, has been actively researched and quantified over the last three decades. Reliable estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
GHG Emissions Reductions due to the RFS2 – A 2020 update
The RFS2 has resulted in aggregate GHG emissions reductions from the use of biofuels, which exceed the original projections from the final Rule for the first 13 years of its implementation. The...
Closing the Transportation Emissions Gap with Clean Fuels
Federal and state policies adopted over the past two decades have done a great deal to bend the curve of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the US transportation sector. However, with 1.6...
Conversations with Biofuels Champions, feat. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.)
This week in our “Conversations with Biofuels Champions” summer video series, our CEO Emily Skor visited with one of our top champs in the House of Representatives: U.S. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos of...
Growth Energy Testifies on Low-Carbon Ethanol and EPA Test Fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley offered testimony during a virtual public hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) test protocols for U.S....
Growth Energy Urges EPA to Examine Real-World Data on Ethanol’s Air Quality Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Growth Energy submitted comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “anti-backsliding” report on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The draft study, required by the Clean Air Act...
Review of EPA’s Anti-backsliding Analysis
EPA released its Anti-backsliding Study for Renewable Fuels in May 2020. Along with the study, EPA released other supporting materials, including a Proposed Determination document. Upon performing an air quality analysis of...
Analysis on Potential Impacts of the RFS on Endangered Species
This memorandum supplements the analysis in our August 2019 report, “The RFS and Ethanol Production: Lack of Proven Impacts to Land and Water” (“Ramboll Report”), in which we analyzed potential environmental impacts...
The RFS and Ethanol Production: Lack of Proven Impacts to Land and Water
This report was prepared by Ramboll for Growth Energy in anticipation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing proposed rulemaking on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), commonly referred to as...
Review of EPA’s Analysis of the Emissions Impacts of Providing Regulatory Flexibility for E15
On March 21, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing modifications to fuel regulations to provide flexibility for E15. The proposed flexibility for E15 blends...
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