# Consumers and farmers burned  by EPA regulations on renewable fuel

> Bob Dinneen of the Renewable Fuels Association wrote that EPA's summertime fuel rules effectively bar sales of 15% ethanol blends. He called on the agency to remove the rule.

- Date: 2017-04-27 · published 2017-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71381-consumers-and-farmers-burned-by-epa-regulations-on-renewable-fuel
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Allowing E15 summer sales would expand ethanol blending and corn demand, but the rule change is only advocated here, not enacted. The effect on prices is therefore small.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-01 | [EPA proposes renewable fuel standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025 \| News \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15332-epa-proposes-renewable-fuel-standards-for-2023-2024-and-2025-news-farmweeknow.md) | +1.2% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2023-09-14 | [Canada Passes Clean Fuel Regulation \| O&E Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15279-canada-passes-clean-fuel-regulation-o-and-e-online.md) | -6.5% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2017-03-23 | [Regulatory freeze expires on 2017 RFS biofuel volumes, spurs implementation of 2017 RVO as planned — The Coalition For Renewable Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71861-regulatory-freeze-expires-on-2017-rfs-biofuel-volumes-spurs-implementation-of.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [Policy Updates: EPA sets record high biofuel volumes in Renewable Fuel Standard final rule - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15031-policy-updates-epa-sets-record-high-biofuel-volumes-in-renewable-fuel-standard.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-09-16 | [EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards Supplemental Rule, Addresses Small Refinery Exemptions \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15087-epa-proposes-renewable-fuel-standards-supplemental-rule-addresses-small.md) | -0.3% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- thehill.com: https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/330774-consumers-and-farmers-burned-by-epa-regulations-on/

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