The Renewable Fuels Association is proud to announce a new partnership with the Kansas City Diamonds, a founding team in the new Professional Softball League (PSL). With a 40-game season and national television coverage this partnership brings E15 to the forefront of a fast-growing sport and passionate fan base. As part of this collaboration, E15 is recognized as the “Official …
Ethanol Report on E15 Win in the House
The ethanol industry is re-energized this week after a bipartisan majority in the House passed long overdue legislation giving E15 a place at the pump year-round. But the job is still only half done and the focus now shifts to the Senate. Renewable Fuels Association Senior VP, Government & Public Affairs, Troy Bredenkamp, discusses how ethanol supporters overcame challenges to …
Ethanol Report on Delayed E15 House Vote
It was another roller coaster of a week for the ethanol industry, which expected to finally see E15 legislation make it to the floor of the House for a vote, but instead saw it unexpectedly removed and delayed until a promised vote on May 13. In this edition of the Ethanol Report podcast, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff …
Ethanol Report on EPA Announcements
The Trump administration hit two home runs for the ethanol industry during the last week of March amidst National Agriculture Month celebrations – announcing waivers to allow sales of E15 through the summer, in lieu of Congressional action to make it permanent, and finalizing the long-delayed renewable volume obligations for 2026 and 2027. In this edition of The Ethanol Report …
Ethanol Report on Girls Auto Clinic
The Renewable Fuels Association is a proud sponsor of Girls Auto Clinic (GAC) to expand ethanol education and outreach to a growing audience of women who are actively engaged in car buying, maintenance, and repair. Founder Patrice Banks spoke at the recent National Ethanol Conference about her efforts to help women gain the knowledge and confidence to take charge of …
Ethanol Report from 2026 NEC
The National Ethanol Conference this year was kind of a good news/bad news type of event. The bad news was that a Congressional council charged with finding compromise legislation to allow year-round sales of E15 nationwide failed to meet its self-imposed deadline of February 25. The good news was record exports and long term market opportunities in low carbon fuels. …
Ethanol Report on E15 and NEC
To say that ethanol supporters are disappointed by the inability of Congress to include nationwide, year-round E15 in the must-pass funding bill this past week is an understatement. Corn farmers and ethanol producers are expressing outrage, disillusionment, and even betrayal after weeks of working on compromise wording for a problem the industry has been trying to get fixed for more …
Ethanol Report on 2025
2025 marked the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and showed just how far U.S. ethanol has come – and how much more it could accomplish for the world with just a little more freedom. Nationwide, year-round E15 spends another year in limbo, but California catches up with the rest of the country by unanimous passage of legislation …
Ethanol Report with RFA DC Associate
Ashley Viglione started work this past summer in the Renewable Fuels Association Washington DC office as Government Affairs Associate. It is her first job after graduating from Denison University in Ohio, but she is no stranger to RFA, having interned for them twice during college. In this episode of The Ethanol Report, we get to learn more about Ashley and …
Ethanol Report on E15 Status
At this time last year, the ethanol industry was optimistic Congress would be passing a Continuing Resolution that included approval for nationwide, year-round E15, but no one thought California would ever allow sales of E15, despite being a huge seller of E85. This year, the industry is grateful to have legislative approval for E15 sales in California, while Congressional approval …