# In Bipartisan Effort, Senators Urge EPA ... | U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

> Senator Joni Ernst joined a bipartisan group of 34 other senators asking EPA to increase biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuel volumes in the final RFS rule. They cited EPA's June 2018 proposal of 2.43 billion gallons for 2020 and 4.88 billion gallons for 2019. They also asked that small refinery exemptions be accounted for.

- Date: 2018-08-23 · published 2018-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63412-in-bipartisan-effort-senators-urge-epa-u-s-senator-joni-ernst
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Support for higher biodiesel volumes would strengthen soybean oil demand if reflected in the final rule. Exemption accounting determines how much of the mandate is actually met.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2024-06-18 | [Ernst, Grassley Push for Increased Renew... \| U.S. Senator Joni Ernst](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15205-ernst-grassley-push-for-increased-renew-u-s-senator-joni-ernst.md) | -0.3% | +6.9% |
| SBO | 2018-08-23 | [Grassley, Senators Urge EPA to Boost Biodiesel, Support Jobs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63411-grassley-senators-urge-epa-to-boost-biodiesel-support-jobs.md) | -0.7% | -2.2% |
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| SBO | 2022-07-20 | [Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan Group in Urging EPA to Support Advanced Biofuel Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15379-grassley-klobuchar-lead-bipartisan-group-in-urging-epa-to-support-advanced.md) | -3.3% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- ernst.senate.gov: https://www.ernst.senate.gov/news/press-releases/in-bipartisan-effort-senators-urge-epa-to-boost-biodiesel-support-jobs

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