Environmental Protection Agency news

Ballast water advisory updated to assist 6 000 vessels anticipated to be retrofitting ballast water management systems each year until 2024.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule for the 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) programme.

REG has voiced its approval of the US EPA’s increase of the minimum biofuel volume for 2019.

As the EPA finalises ethanol volumes for 2019 and biodiesel volumes for 2020 under the Renewable Fuel Standard, the American Petroleum Institute urged the agency to protect consumers from the ethanol blendwall and to continue to reject efforts by some to reallocate volumes from small refinery exemptions.

A new white paper from commercial insurer Chubb examines incoming federal regulations affecting tank-related operations.

ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge Refinery has been recognised by the US Environmental Protection Agency for innovation in reducing nitrogen pollution in its wastewater.

The US EPA has approved Flint Hills Resources’ Iowa Falls plant for cellulosic ethanol production.

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization has asked US EPA to use a forward-looking methodology in setting renewable fuel standards.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has suspended the climate change rule against methane pollution.

Vopak Terminal Deer Park has announced it has reached an agreement with the US and the State Of Texas on improved emissions controls.