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🌱EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards Changes for 2026 and 2027

On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed volumes and percentage standards for four categories of renewable fuel that would apply to obligated parties in 2026 and 2027 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. On August 22, 2025, the EPA issued decisions on 175 small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the RFS program. This supplemental proposal takes into consideration the expected impacts of the SRE decisions issued. Based on this information, the EPA is co-proposing additional volumes in 2026 and 2027 representing complete (100 percent) reallocation and 50 percent reallocation for SREs granted in full or in part for 2023 and 2024, as well as those projected to be granted for 2025, as part of the ongoing RFS rulemaking. The EPA is also providing more information on its projection of SREs to inform the calculation of the 2026 and 2027 percentage standards.

🔋Public Comment on Phillips 66 Foreign Trade Zone Application

The Department of Commerce invites public comments on Phillips 66 Company's application for production authority within Foreign Trade Zone 3E in Rodeo, California. This application includes new evidence seeking approval to utilize foreign status feedstock for renewable fuels. Interested parties can submit their inputs until October 8, 2025, with rebuttals allowed until October 23, 2025.

🌱Proposed RFS Changes for 2026 and 2027

Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is required to determine the applicable volume requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for years after those specified in the statute. EPA is proposing the applicable volumes and percentage standards for 2026 and 2027 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel (BBD), advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. EPA is also proposing to partially waive the 2025 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement and revise the associated percentage standard due to a shortfall in cellulosic biofuel production. Finally, EPA is proposing several regulatory changes to the RFS program, including reducing the number of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated for imported renewable fuel and renewable fuel produced from foreign feedstocks and removing renewable electricity as a qualifying renewable fuel under the RFS program (eRINs).

🌍Proposed FTZ Production Activity for Phillips 66 in New Jersey

Phillips 66 has submitted a notification for proposed production activities related to renewable fuels at its Linden, NJ facility, located within Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 49E. The proposal includes various products, such as Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and invites public comments on the matter.

🛢️Phillips 66 FTZ Notification for Renewable Fuels Production Activity

Phillips 66 Company has submitted a notification to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board regarding proposed production activities for renewable fuels at its Lake Charles, Louisiana facility. The notification outlines specific foreign-status materials and finished products, inviting public comment and detailing the potential benefits from production under FTZ procedures.

🌱Phillips 66 Notification for Renewable Fuels Production in Texas

The Department of Commerce's Foreign-Trade Zones Board has received a notification from Phillips 66 Company regarding proposed production activities for renewable fuels at their Old Ocean, Texas facility. The notification outlines specific foreign-status materials and finished products to be authorized, inviting public comment until April 15, 2025. Public access to detailed information is available on the Board's website.

💰USDA Announces Grants for Businesses in Renewable Fuel Projects