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…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings submitted written testimony today underscoring the critical role low-carbon biofuels and climate smart agriculture practices can play in ensuring federal clean fuel policy meets transportation decarbonization goals as the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee holds a hearing on “The Future of Low Carbon Transportation Fuels and…

Today, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed multi-year Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the 2023-2025 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance years. ACE CEO Brian Jennings highlighted areas of support in the proposal, while detailing how to adjust the rule to maximize this significant new phase of the RFS to ensure the…

Today, a bipartisan group of 31 lawmakers sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) urging swift and diligent implementation of the outstanding regulatory action to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends in Midwest states, as the 2023 summer driving season quickly approaches. American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Ron Lamberty joined the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) at the India Auto Expo last week, Asia’s largest automotive show, to promote ethanol implementation across the country. Lamberty was also invited to speak about the U.S.’s experience and use of ethanol during the first edition of the co-located International Symposium for Thriving…

American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings testified today during a virtual public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking for 2023 through 2025 compliance years. Jennings testified in support of EPA 1) setting an effective conventional biofuel requirement of 15.25 billion gallons for 2023 through 2025, 2) projecting no…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) formally announces its 12th annual Washington, DC Fly-in and Government Affairs Summit will take place March 29-30, 2023. Event registration and sponsorship opportunities are available at ethanol.org/events/fly-in. After a hiatus brought on by COVID-19 related restrictions and protocols on the Hill, ACE is eager to bring back one of the industry’s longest-running…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted feedback to the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) request for public input on implementation of funding in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for key NRCS conservation programs to spur farmer adoption of climate-smart practices. ACE CEO Brian Jennings and Jonathon Lehman, founder of the consulting group Cultivating Conservation, provided…

American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings speaks today on a panel entitled “Advancing Carbon Intensity Reduction Efforts in First-Generation Biofuels” with a representative from Clean Fuels Alliance America at the OPIS LCFS and Carbon Markets Workshop in San Diego, California. Jennings remarks will touch on the success ethanol companies have had under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) thanked Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) for their leadership and support in introducing the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022, along with other House biofuel supporters. This bipartisan legislation clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends…