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Democratic senators call for insider trading investigation into presidential adviser Carl Icahn’s renewable fuel credits investment

By Robert Holly | May 10, 2017

A group of eight Democratic senators on Tuesday called upon three federal departments to investigate whether billionaire investor — and adviser to President Donald Trump — Carl Icahn violated insider trading laws for his activity in the renewable fuel credits market.

When will domestic consumption of ethanol match up with federal targets?

By Robert Holly | December 9, 2016

The U.S. federal government sets yearly targets for renewable fuels, but there's a major gap in domestic consumption.

RFS

Renewable Fuel Standard unlikely to meet goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions

By Robert Holly | November 30, 2016

A top congressional watchdog has found that the Renewable Fuel Standard isn’t doing its job.

Biofuel

Ag Secretary Vilsack announces major USDA biofuel investment

By | September 10, 2015

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced on Thursday that his department will award nearly two dozen states with millions of dollars to build the gas pumps and other infrastructure needed to supply American drivers with more renewable fuel.