The U.K. Department for Transport on July 22 awarded £63 million ($82.22 million) to 17 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) companies through the governments’ Advanced Fuels Fund. The funding is expected to support approximately 1,400 jobs.
On July 18, U.S. EPA announced a reduction in force (RIF) as the agency continues its comprehensive restructuring efforts. With organizational improvements, EPA is delivering $748.8 million in savings.
The U.S EPA on July 17 released data showing more than 1.9 billion RINs were generated under the RFS during June, down 11% when compared to the same month of last year. Total RIN generation for the first half of 2025 reached 11.17 billion.
The U.S. EPA on July 17 published updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that six new SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS during the past month. A total of 195 SRE petitions are now pending.
President Donald Trump on July 17 nominated Julie Callahan to serve as chief agricultural negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council have commended Callahan’s nomination.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on July 15 initiated an investigation into Brazil’s unfair trading practices, including those impacting ethanol market access. Growth Energy and the RFA are welcoming the investigation.
While far from certain, Iowa once again appears open to CO2 pipelines following its governor’s landmark veto of a bill designed to impede them.
The USDA has announced it will delay opening the first quarterly grant application window for FY 2026 REAP funding. The agency cited both an application backlog and the need to disincentivize solar projects as reasons for the delay.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) on June 10 introduced an action plan to introduce E10 and E20 gasoline blends, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network.
CoBank’s latest quarterly research report, released July 10, highlights current uncertainty around the implementation of three biofuel policies, RFS RVOs, small refinery exemptions (SREs) and the 45Z clean fuels production tax credit.
The U.S. EPA on July 8 hosted virtual public hearing to gather input on the agency’s recently released proposed rule to set 2026 and 2027 RFS RVOs. Members of the biofuel industry were among those to offer testimony during the event.
The California Senate Committee on Transportation on July 2 voted unanimously to advance a bill that aims to immediately authorize the use of E15 within California until state agencies complete the required evaluation process for the fuel blend.
President Trump on July 4 signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The legislation extends and updates the 45Z credit and revives a tax credit benefiting small biodiesel producers but repeals several other bioenergy-related tax incentives.
CARB on June 27 announced amendments to the state’s LCFS regulations will take effect beginning on July 1. The amended regulations were approved by the agency in November 2024, but implementation was delayed due to regulatory clarity issues.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on June 27 signed a 2025-2026 budget bill that allocates funding to support efforts by state agencies to evaluate, develop and implement regulatory changes needed to allow the use of E15 in California.
SAF Magazine and the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative announced the preliminary agenda for the North American SAF Conference and Expo, being held Sept. 22-24 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
International Sustainability & Carbon Certification has announced that Environment and Climate Change Canada has approved ISCC as a certification scheme in line with its sustainability criteria under its Clean Fuel Regulations.
Legislation introduced in the California Senate on June 23 aims to cap the price of Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits as part of a larger effort to overhaul the state’s fuel regulations and mitigate rising gas prices.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled in favor of National Sorghum Producers and other ag groups, vacating a 2024 U.S. EPA rule that unfairly penalized ethanol-containing fuels in federal fuel economy calculations.
The government of Brazil on June 25 announced it will increase the mandatory blend of ethanol in gasoline from 27% to 30% and the mandatory blend of biodiesel in diesel from 14% to 15%, effective Aug. 1.
As tensions in the Middle East create uncertainty and volatility in global fuel markets, the RFA is urging President Trump to move quickly to eliminate burdensome regulatory roadblocks that are preventing broader use of E15.
Growth Energy announced that Americans could potentially save more than $10.1 billion in fuel costs this summer thanks to an emergency summer E15 waiver issued earlier this year by the U.S. EPA.
The EU on June 20 suspended tariff preferences on non-fuel ethanol imported from Pakistan. ePURE, the Euoprean renewable ethanol association, said the action is an important step toward restoring fair competition.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on June 20 rejected several claims challenging the U.S. EPA’s RFS Set rule but will require the agency to provide additional information on certain environmental findings.
The 2025 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, held in Omaha, Nebraska, concluded with record-breaking participation and industry engagement, reinforcing its role as the largest and most influential gathering in the global ethanol sector.
In June, the U.S. Grains Council signed a renewed MOU with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to strengthen bilateral trade of animal feed and biofuels and expand technical support to the Vietnamese agricultural industry.
The U.S. EPA on June 18 announced 1.75 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in May, down from 2.07 billion that were generated during the same period of last year. Total RIN generation for the first five months of 2025 reached 9.06 billion.
The U.S. EPA on June 18 published updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that 20 new SRE petitions have been filed under the RFS during the past month. According to the agency, 189 SRE petitions are currently pending.
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18 ruled that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is the proper venue for legal challenges to the U.S. EPA’s small refinery exemption (SRE) decisions. Biofuel groups are applauding the decision.
The Iowa House of Representatives has secured the number of signatures needed to convene a special legislative session with the goal of overriding Gov. Kim Reynold’s recent veto of an eminent domain bill impacting CCS projects within the state.
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