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ACE Testimony to EPA Advocates for a Technology-Neutral Approach When Finalizing Vehicle Emissions Standards

American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings testified today during a virtual public hearing on the electric-vehicle centric Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed last month. Jennings’ testimony calls on EPA to give more consideration to ethanol, a lower-carbon and higher-octane…


ACE Thanks EPA for Answering the Call for E15 this Summer

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 to be sold during the summer driving season. The action will help increase fuel supplies and give consumers a lower cost and cleaner choice at the pump. American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings issued the statement below following the announcement: “ACE thanks EPA Administrator…


ACE Announces “Everything Counts” Conference Theme, Opens Registration for 36th Annual Event

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has opened registration for its 36th annual conference taking place this summer starting Wednesday, August 23, through Friday, August 25, at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center. Even at nearly 50 percent less carbon intensive than gasoline, when everything counts, ethanol has the potential to reach net-negative carbon emissions. Opportunities exist for significantly…


ACE Submits Feedback to EPA on E15 Rule for Midwest States in 2024, Urges Action for 2023

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted feedback to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule in response to the requests from eight Midwest governors to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends containing 10 percent ethanol in their states. EPA is proposing to remove the 1-psi waiver in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota,…


ACE Reaction to EPA’s Proposed GHG Transportation Standards

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed its new set of aspirational greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for Model Years 2027-2032 light- and medium-duty vehicles biased toward an uncertain electric vehicle future over other readily available consumer-friendly CO2 reducing technologies like low carbon, high octane biofuels which are reducing GHGs and saving consumers money…


ACE: Next Generation Fuels Act Supports Market Growth for High Octane Ethanol

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) today thanked Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) along with 19 other bipartisan cosponsors for reintroducing the Next Generation Fuels Act. The bill is designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol receive the same RVP treatment…


ACE: Next Generation Fuels Act Supports Market Growth for High Octane Ethanol

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) today thanked Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) for reintroducing the Next Generation Fuels Act. The bill is designed to overcome a host of barriers to the use of higher ethanol blends by creating a new high octane fuel standard, limiting aromatics in gas, ensuring all blends of ethanol…


ACE Testifies on EPA’s E15 Rule for Midwest States in 2024, Urges Agency to Issue Emergency Waiver for 2023

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Ron Lamberty testified today during a virtual public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule in response to the requests from Midwest governors to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends containing 10 percent ethanol in their states. EPA is proposing to remove the 1-psi waiver…


ACE Endorses Congressional Action to Enable E15 Sales Year-Round

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) thanked lawmakers for introducing the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act in both the House and Senate to clarify E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol. The bill received bipartisan, bicameral support led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)…


ACE: EPA E15 Rule Positive for 2024 But Urgent Action Needed for 2023 Summer Driving Season

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) reacted to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule today, which implements the bipartisan group of Midwest governors’ request to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends in their states. EPA’s rule would ensure retailers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin can continue to…



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