
EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy and members of the EPA Region 7 Water Division Underground Injection Control Program team gather for the issuance of a Class VI well permit in Kansas to the PureField Ingredients leadership team. / SOURCE: EPA
April 20, 2026
BY Erin Krueger
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The U.S. EPA has approved a fuel pathway filed by Summit Next Gen LLC for the production of renewable diesel and SAF from undenatured sugarcane ethanol. The pathway was approved on Jan. 6 and publicly released by the agency on April 20.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released ethanol production and sales data for the first half of March, reporting that sugarcane milling began to increase ahead of the start of the 2026-’27 harvest season.
The RFA has released a fully updated Ethanol Emergency Response Training Program, introducing expanded training resources and a new online learning platform to better support emergency responders and industry personnel.
Gevo, an advanced biofuels company based in Colorado, has licensed two patented catalyst technologies from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory for use in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
As Minnesotans continue to face increasing prices at the pump, the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) launched a campaign in the Twin Cities metro area on April 15 to help consumers save at the pump with Unleaded 88.