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August 2008
EPA
denied a request submitted by the state of Texas to reduce the federal Renewable
Fuels Standard (RFS) set forth in the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007. The decision also laid out the agency’s general expectations for future
waiver requests, including the types of information and analysis that should be
included. Click
here to view EPA’s decision and
guidance on requesting waivers.
March
2008
EPA recently amended the 2008 renewable fuels standard to comply with the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007. This new legislation amends the Clean
Air Act to mandate that at least 9 billion gallons of renewable fuels be blended
into transportation gasoline in 2008.
February 2008
Magellan Midstream
Partners, L.P. and Buckeye Partners, L.P. have begun a joint assessment to
determine the feasibility of constructing a dedicated ethanol pipeline. The
proposed pipeline could have the capacity to supply more than 10 million gallons
of ethanol per day. It would gather ethanol from production facilities in Iowa,
Illinois, Minnesota and South Dakota to serve terminals in major markets such as
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and the New York harbor. The project, which
preliminarily has been estimated to cost in excess of $3 billion, would span
approximately 1,700 miles and would take several years to complete.
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