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The volume of E15 sold in Minnesota this year as of Sept 30 was 57.09 million gallons, nearly as much as the volume sold for the whole of 2018 (59.4 million gallons).
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels) joined many other members of the ethanol industry in Ypsilanti, Michigan today to testify at the EPA's public hearing over its proposed supplemental notice for SRE reallocations. Below is MN Biofuels executive director, Tim Rudnicki's, full prepared testimony:
Minnesota Governor, Tim Walz, and South Dakota Governor, Kristi Noem, have asked the Trump Administration to undertake a series of executive actions to help the agriculture and ethanol industries.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of proposals today intended to mitigate the fallout from its issuance of RFS small refinery exemptions (SRE) to the oil industry.
E15 sales in August in Minnesota totaled 6.95 million gallons, according to a new report by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has called for increased use of biofuels to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet the state's Next Generation Energy Act (NGEA).
Last Friday, members of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus – which includes Minnesota Reps. Collin Peterson, Angie Craig and Jim Hagedorn – sent a letter to the EPA urging Administrator Andrew Wheeler to address the damage caused by the agency’s issuance of small refinery exemptions (SREs).
E15 sales in Minnesota in July was the second highest monthly volume ever recorded in the state, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
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Minnesota's Gov. Tim Walz and South Dakota's Gov. Kristi Noem have sent President Donald Trump recommendations to mitigate the negative effects of the EPA's recent issuance of 31 small refinery exemptions (SRE) waivers.
Sales of E15 in Minnesota totaled 6.29 million gallons in June, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association vendor member, Pinnacle Engineering, Inc., recently celebrated its 28th anniversary.
The volume of E15 sold in Minnesota in the first five months of 2019 totaled 29.62 million gallons, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
E15 sales in Minnesota in April totaled 6.28 million gallons, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
On May 31, the EPA extended a 1-psi reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver for E15 during the summer months, thus enabling E15 to be sold year-round. Minnesota’s Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith along with Rep. Collin Peterson issued the following statements:
A total of 16.97 million gallons of E15 was sold in Minnesota in the first three months of 2019, according to data by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
On April 29, the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association submitted the following comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its proposed rules to extend an RVP-waiver to E15 and make modifications to the RIN market.