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March 13, 2015
Oregon Governor Pledges to Sign State’s Clean Fuels Bill
On March 11, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced that she will sign a clean version of Senate Bill 324, a bill which removes the sunset date from the state’s low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), more generally known as the Clean Fuels Bill. The program has been in effect in the state since 2009, but has not yet been fully implemented. Previously, the bill was expected to pass widely, but became mired in politics after allegations that former Governor John Kitzhaber’s fiancée, Cylvia Hayes, used her position as First Lady to benefit her environmental consulting business.
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RFS Roundup: Advanced Cellulosic Industry Group Breaks with Industry on RFS
On March 11, at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference in Washington D.C., Advanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams broke with the “Don’t Mess with the RFS” mantra that has been the collective industry response to EPA’s 2014 proposal to lower the volumes of renewable fuel required by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Overall, the ethanol industry has maintained that the RFS is working as intended, and that the Administration already has the tools needed to fix any issues with the law.
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