Renewable fuels

The way in which the country reopens after the past 14 months of economic shutdown will impact how policy is shaped by the U.S. Congress.

Within days after Michael Regan took the helm as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, letters began rolling in from anti and pro renewable fuel factions.

COVID-related lockdowns and travel restrictions caused a sharp drop in ethanol demand, forcing partial or full shutdowns of two-thirds of U.S. ethanol plants in 2020.