Agencies issue new rules to boost biofuels production

govexec.com (Government Executive)
By Katherine McIntire Peters kpeters@govexec.com
February 11, 2010

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Agriculture Department last week published new rules aimed at increasing production of biofuels. The steps are part of the Obama administration's broad plan to lay the groundwork for a new clean energy economy less dependent on imported petroleum.

EPA published a final rule implementing renewable fuel standards included in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. The standard will require biofuels production to grow from 11.1 billion gallons in 2009 to 36 billion gallons in 2022, with 21 billion gallons coming from advanced biofuels.

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