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American Biogas Council Data Shows Waste-to-Energy Potential

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On June 4, 2025, the American Biogas Council, a national trade association representing the U.S. biogas industry, released new data analyzing each state’s untapped potential to generate renewable energy by diverting organic...more

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EPA Releases Third Triennial Report to Congress on Biofuels and the Environment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 21, 2025, the availability of a final document entitled “Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress” (Third Report). 90 Fed. Reg. 7135....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biden USDA Issues Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks

On January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim final rule with a request for comment that establishes technical guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

DOE and EPA Announce $6 Million to Support Advanced Biofuel Development

On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $6 million in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Treasury and IRS Issue Guidance on Calculating Lifecycle GHG Emissions for IRA’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit

The IRA created substantial tax credits for SAF. Under Section 40B, SAF producers who meet certain requirements can claim a credit of at least $1.25 per gallon of SAF. Among other things, eligible SAF must achieve lifecycle...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

IRS Releases Guidance on SAF Tax Credit and Signals Forthcoming Revisions to GREET Model for Determi

On December 15, 2023, IRS published Notice 2024-06, a brief but important guidance on Section 40B, the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”). The guidance establishes a safe harbor...more

Holland & Knight LLP

$300 Million for FAST-SAF Grants Now Open

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $300 million in funding for projects to help the aviation sector reach net-zero emissions by 2050. The application window is now open for $245 million in Fueling Aviation's...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

DOE Intends New Energy Earthshot to Decarbonize Transportation and Industrial Sectors

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on May 24, 2023, the launch of the Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM, a new initiative that aims to reduce significantly greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from carbon-based fuels and...more

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Jim Beam Distillery Mixes Sustainability with Innovation

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Consumers are increasingly seeking more sustainable products, making a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices part of their purchasing decisions. In the alcohol space, breweries, wineries and...more

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Energy & Sustainability Legal Feature — Department of Energy Awards $118 Million for Biofuel Projects

On January 26, 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels as the Biden administration works to cut greenhouse gas emissions from...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EPA’s Proposed RFS Rule: Impacts on Biogas and RNG

Last month’s proposed rulemaking for the Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed significant changes to the RFS Program, which we summarized in a prior post. One of the major...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Approves RFS Pathways for Certain Biofuels Produced from Canola/Rapeseed Oil

On December 2, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule determining that renewable diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, naphtha, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) produced from canola/rapeseed oil...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

NASEM Finds More Research Necessary to Improve Methods for Estimating Life Cycle of GHG Emissions of Low-Carbon Transportation...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced on October 19, 2022, the release of a report finding that life cycle assessments (LCA) of transportation fuels are valuable tools for measuring...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EMSA Publishes Update on Potential of Biofuels in Shipping

On October 6, 2022, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) announced the availability of a report entitled Update on Potential of Biofuels in Shipping, updating a previous study developed by EMSA on biofuels and examining...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EP Approves Legislation to Increase Renewables Use

The European Parliament (EP) voted on September 14, 2022, to increase the share of renewables in the European Union’s (EU) final energy consumption to 45 percent by 2030, under the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive...more

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DC Circuit asked to say “ethaNO” to biofuel increases

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Anything that reduces fuel emissions has to be good for the environment, right? WRONG! The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is facing precisely this seeming anomaly, being asked by the Center for Biological Diversity...more

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EPA Issues Proposed Rule On The RFS Program

On April 18, 2022, EPA announced the opportunity for public comment on its proposed analysis of the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with biofuels produced from canola/rapeseed oil. EPA’s assessment...more

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The Ethanol Waiver for E15 Is Not a Reason to Fill Up

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Although ethanol is one of the earliest biotechnologies, it wasn’t until the energy crisis of the 1970s that ethanol was widely used as an additive to gasoline. Back then, concerns about the price of fuel and the impact of...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Holds Webinar on Biofuel PMNs: New Chemical Risk Assessment and Applications of the Tools and Models

On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a webinar on “Biofuel Premanufacture Notices: New Chemical Risk Assessment and Applications of Tools and Models.” As reported in our January 24, 2022,...more

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E15 Motor Fuel/Request for Year-Round Sales: March 9th Letter from Various U.S. Senators to President Biden

Sixteen United States Senators submitted a March 9th letter to President Biden asking that he use available administrative authority to permit the year-round sales of E15 motor fuel....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Virtual Meeting On Biofuel GHG Modeling

On December 28, 2021, EPA announced that it will hold a public virtual meeting to discuss biofuel greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling. EPA is soliciting information on the current scientific understanding of GHG modeling of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York Climate Action Council Approves Draft Scoping Plan to Achieve the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s...

On December 20, 2021, the Climate Action Council (“Council”) approved the release for public comment of its draft Scoping Plan, which describes how New York can achieve the requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community...more

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United States Becomes Chair Of The Biofuture Platform Initiative

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In June 2021, the United States (“U.S.”) became the chair of the Biofuture Platform Initiative, an initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial (the “Biofuture Platform”) for a two-year term, taking over the chair position from...more

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Fourth Time's The Charm: Washington Enacts Clean Fuels Program, Creating West Coast Market For Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels

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After four tries to enact a low carbon fuel standard, Governor Jay Inslee on May 17, 2021, signed HB 1091, new legislation that will establish a Clean Fuels Program (CFP) designed to limit the carbon intensity of...more

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U.S. Department of Energy Biofuel Funding Opportunities for the Maritime Sector

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Under the Biden Administration, environmental sustainability as a means to combat climate change has been thrust into the spotlight as an emerging national imperative. This was made clear through President Joe Biden's...more

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