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…

Over 250 groups and companies sent a letter to Congressional leaders today calling on support for S. 5145, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022. 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 containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol. ACE CEO Brian Jennings issued the following…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted feedback Friday to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) request for comment on implementation of the new clean fuel tax credit (§45Z) contained in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). ACE CEO Brian Jennings’ comments to the IRS highlight ACE’s steadfast involvement in how the U.S. ethanol industry and farmers can further contribute to greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Following approval in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, President Biden today signed into law legislation adopting the terms of a contract negotiated among freight railroads and most of their unions in September, ahead of the Dec. 9 deadline to reach an agreement before the labor union workers promised to strike.   “The American Coalition for Ethanol thanks President Biden for…

Today, the U.S. Senate approved bipartisan legislation to avoid a national rail strike after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill Nov. 30. The bill now heads to President Biden’s desk for signature just ahead of the Dec. 9 deadline to reach an agreement before the labor union workers promised to strike.   “About 70-75 percent of all ethanol that is produced in the U.S. moves by railroad,…

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed multi-year Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the 2023-2025 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance years. The proposal also implements the remaining 250 million gallons in remanded volumes by the DC Circuit Court in 2017. American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings issued the following reaction: “This proposed…

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) thanks Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) for their leadership and support in introducing the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022. 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 containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.…

In written comments submitted yesterday, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Chief Marketing Officer Ron Lamberty utilized his fuel retailing expertise and input from retailers to share feedback with the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS) and the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) on implementation of funds for biofuel infrastructure under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Section 22003 of…