Reuters

May 28, 2019

By Humeyra Pamuk

Democratic presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar on Saturday called for revamping the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rules governing how refineries use ethanol in gasoline products, a proposal aimed at the politically critical state of Iowa.

Part of a series of farm policies that also addressed access to capital and bankruptcy assistance, Klobuchar, a U.S. senator, said the EPA’s waivers that allow refineries to avoid the requirements are “misguided” and said financial institutions are manipulating the biofuels credit trading market.

She called for new compliance standards and additional oversight.

Klobuchar is one of more than 20 Democrats vying for her party’s presidential nomination. If she is going to be successful, her campaign needs to galvanize support in the heavily-agriculture state of Iowa, which holds the first primary contest in the nation. Iowa is the country’s leading producer of corn, which is used to produce ethanol.

Klobuchar, who represents Minnesota, another heavily agriculture state which borders Iowa to the north, in the U.S. Senate, has been trailing in polls on the Democratic presidential field.

In a Reuters/Ipsos poll tmsnrt.rs/2LeoO8z earlier this month, she garnered support of only 1% of respondents. Former Vice President Joe Biden led the poll, with 29% of Democrats and independents saying they would vote for him in the state nominating contests that begin next winter.

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program that mandates ethanol use is a more than decade-old regulation aimed at helping farmers and reducing U.S. dependence on oil. The policy has helped farmers by creating a huge market for ethanol and other biofuels, but oil refiners say compliance is prohibitively expensive.

Under the program, refiners are required to blend biofuels into the nation’s gasoline pool or purchase credits from those that do, but smaller refineries with a capacity of less than 75,000 barrels per day (bpd) can obtain a “hardship waiver” if they prove that compliance with RFS would cause them significant financial strain.

The Trump administration made extensive use of such waivers in the last two years, saving refiners money but angering the corn lobby, particularly after major companies like Exxon Mobil Corp received exemptions for certain facilities.

Ethanol mandates have opened a war between the oil and corn industries. The ethanol industry claims the exemptions have been over-used, threatening demand for corn-based ethanol at a time when farmers are already struggling.

The policy has helped farmers by creating a 15-billion-gallon-a-year market for corn-based ethanol, but oil refiners have increasingly complained about the expense – particularly when prices are high and volatile.

RFS and the small refinery waiver program have increasingly emerged as one of the key policy areas that several Democratic presidential hopefuls have raised.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren earlier this month in a letter to the EPA questioned the agency’s decision to grant a small refinery waiver to an oil refinery owned by billionaire Carl Icahn, who is a former adviser to President Donald Trump. She said waivers undermine the renewable program.

Read the original article: Democratic Presidential Hopeful Klobuchar Proposes Revamping EPA Ethanol Rules

Minneapolis, May 24 – Twenty-seven high school students toured the Al-Corn Clean Fuel ethanol plant in Claremont on Wednesday, May 22 to gain a better understanding of renewable fuel production.

The students, from Austin High School, toured the various processes of ethanol production at the 125 million gallon-a-year facility.

“By getting a first-hand look at our operations, students are given a chance to see and understand the process of converting a homegrown renewable ingredient into clean energy,” said Randall Doyal, chief executive officer at Al-Corn Clean Fuel.

The students, from grades nine to 12, were from Austin High School's Plant Science and Introduction to Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources classes. During the tour, they learned about the different components of ethanol production such as incoming grain grading, grain handling, grain storage, liquefaction, fermentation, distillation, distiller grain drying, corn oil separation, product storage and product shipment.

The tour was organized by the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels), a non-profit trade organization that represents the ethanol industry in Minnesota. Al-Corn Clean Fuel is a member of MN Biofuels.

“It’s important for students to learn about clean, Minnesota-produced, renewable energy and how it reduces harmful emissions and supports the local economy,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of the MN Biofuels.

Al-Corn Clean Fuel was built in 1995 and recently completed its $146 million modernization and expansion project in mid-2018. The plant regularly hosts tours of its facilities.

Austin High School's agriculture teacher, Linnay Schweisthal, accompanied her students during yesterday's tour.

“Ethanol and other renewable fuels are increasing in popularity because of availability and cost, giving the students the opportunity to see first-hand how fuel goes from a raw commodity to a usable fuel product will give them more knowledge to be an informed consumer. Ethanol is a large part of Minnesota's economy and all students will benefit from the availability of this renewable product,” Schweisthal said.

Congressman Collin Peterson

May 23, 2019

Press Release

Representatives Collin C. Peterson (D-MN) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and the co-chairs of the Congressional Biofuels Caucus introduced the Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act of 2019 which establishes an annual June 1^st deadline for refineries to submit small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions from their RFS blending obligations each year and increases transparency in the process.

“It is clear to me that EPA is abusing its authority by recklessly handing out small refinery waivers and refusing to account for them,” said Peterson. “This is hurting farmers and agriculture communities at the worst time. This bill ends the gamesmanship in the waiver process and increases transparency along the way.”  

“The EPA has let oil refiners off the hook by circumventing congressional intent, putting ethanol producers at a disadvantage,” said Johnson. “The Renewable Fuel Standard Integrity Act makes sure that moving forward, the EPA’s waiver process will be fair, timely, and transparent.”

Since 2018, EPA granted 54 waivers to refineries for the 2016 and 2017 RFS compliance years totaling 2.61 billion ethanol-equivalent gallons being taken out of the market place. By law, the RFS requires that the EPA make adjustments when determining future biofuels targets to account for waivers to ensure that the overall biofuels targets are not reduced by waivers. However, the agency is not accounting for these waivers and the demand for biofuels is being undercut.

By setting a June 1^st petition submission deadline each year, the EPA will have time to account for renewable fuel gallons stripped from the market due to these waivers. The bill also increases transparency in the process by making information with respect to a petition subject to public disclosure.

The bill is supported by Growth Energy, Fuels America, National Corn Growers Association, Renewable Fuels Association, National Biodiesel Board, MN Corn Growers Association and the MN BioFuels Association.

Minneapolis, May 23 – Water management solutions provider, Fremont Industries, has joined the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association as a vendor member.

“We are pleased to welcome Fremont Industries to our growing roster of members. Fremont Industries has been a leader in water management solutions in the ethanol industry,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association.

Fremont Industries, based in Shakopee, is part of Japan’s Kurita Water Industries Ltd, a global leader in industrial water and process technologies.

“Fremont Industries has been a strong supporter of the ethanol industry for many years through both our national and state memberships in biofuels organizations. It is an honor to become a member of the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association,” said Rob Herbon, director of corporate accounts at Fremont Industries.

The company currently services over 40 ethanol plants across 12 states that collectively produce 2.2 billion gallons of ethanol a year.

“The American farmer is under extreme pressure from low margins that are eating away any potential profits. The Big Oil push to gain small refinery exemptions has taken away ethanol blending volume. Less volume means oversupply of corn, which is leading to price destruction. Clean-burning ethanol made in America, is not only cleaner and greener, but the monies generated stay in America,” Herbon said.

Among Fremont Industries areas of expertise include zero liquid discharge, evaporator clean-in-place (CIP) programs and help, beerstone mitigation, process optimization training, plant optimization, reverse osmosis (RO) membrane and CIP help.

Herbon said Fremont Industries develops comprehensive, stage-by-stage cost/benefit analysis to provide ethanol producers with the most effective water treatment program with sustainable practice recommendations that promote energy conservation, water reuse and cleaner discharge.

In March this year, another Minnesota-based water management provider, U.S. Water, joined the North American Kurita Group of companies.

Alongside Fremont Industries, Herbon said both companies will strive to provide a total solutions approach to ethanol producers throughout Minnesota and the rest of the country.

Learn more about Fremont Industries here.

Picture caption: The Combined Fremont Industries and U.S. Water teams.

Ethanol Producer Magazine

May 21, 2019

By Erin Voegele

The House Biofuels Caucus sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler May 20 expressing support for year-round sales of E15, calling on the agency to complete its pending E15 rulemaking before June 1, and urging the agency to complete its proposed RIN reforms in a separate rulemaking.

“While we applaud the agency’s effort to finalize the rule before this year’s summer driving season, we ask that the RVP and RIN market provisions be separated into two rules and incorporate the following remarks,” the caucus wrote.

For the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver for E15, the caucus said it agrees “that E15 is substantially similar gasoline to E10 and should be treated as such when granting the [1] pound per square inch (1-psi) waiver on RVP limitations,” and noted the action will ease labeling confusion at the pump and extend market opportunities for U.S. agriculture communities that desperately need it.

“However, we are concerned that EPA’s proposal would create inefficiencies in the marketplace due to unnecessary restrictions on the components that can be used for blending,” the caucus wrote. “If E15 meets all applicable environmental standards, EPA should not restrict what blending components are used to make the fuel.”

Regarding RIN market reform, the caucus said its supports increased transparency in the RIN market to ensure competitiveness and fairness in RIN pricing. “However, provisions in the EPA’s proposed rule will create significant price advantages towards obligated parties that are short on biofuel blending requirements,” the caucus wrote.

“By establishing different compliance periods and RIN retirement requirements for refiners and retailers, the EPA’s current proposal penalizes early actors who are brining biofuels to market and creates a financial advantage for those entities who have been slow to comply with the intent of the law,” the caucus continued in the letter. “Any RIN reforms need to further the objectives of the RFS, which is to blend more biofuels, not undermine them. Action must be taken to ensure that the final rule does not tilt the playing field to the benefit of profitable merchant oil refiners at the expense of farmers, biofuels producers, fuel retailers, and rural communities.”

Growth Energy has spoken out to thank the 20 members of the House Biofuels Caucus for sending the letter. “We are grateful for the continued support of champions on both sides of the aisle who are fighting for a strong rule that will ensure more biofuels reach consumers at the pump,” Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. “The rural economy is at a breaking point, and it’s vital that EPA act by June 1 to uphold the president’s commitment to farm families and allow retailers to keep more homegrown fuel on the market this summer.”

The letter was signed by Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn.; Rodney Davis, R-Ill.; Roger Marshall, R-Kan.; Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa; Darin LaHood, R-Ill.; Steve King, R-Iowa; Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.; Mark Pocan, D-Wisc.; Adrian Smith, R-Neb.; Don Bacon, R-Neb.; Dusty Johnson, R-S.D.; Cindy Axne, D-Iowa; Angie Craig, D-Minn.; Steve Watkins, R-Kan.; James Comer, R-Ky.; Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa; Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb.; Tom Emmer, R-Minn.; Pete Stauber, R-Minn.; and Sam Graves, R-Mo.

A full copy of the letter can be downloaded here.

Read the original article: House Biofuels Caucus Asks EPA to Split E15, RIN Reform Rule

Ethanol Producer Magazine

May 15, 2019

By the Renewable Fuels Association

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has lowered gas prices by an average of 22 cents per gallon in recent years and saved the typical American household $250 annually, according to a study published today by economist and energy policy expert Dr. Philip K. Verleger, Jr.

The study used an econometric model to estimate the impacts of the RFS, which requires refiners to blend increasing amounts of renewable fuels with gasoline and diesel, on crude oil and gasoline prices over the last four years (2015-2018). Findings reveal that the RFS has provided substantial economic benefits to consumers in the United States and worldwide.

The Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Measuring the Impact on Crude Oil and Gasoline Prices concludes that by expanding fuel supplies by approximately 1 million barrels per day, the RFS reduced the price of crude oil by an average of $6 per barrel from 2015-2018. In turn, gas prices were reduced by an average of 22 cents per gallon, which amounts to a savings of nearly $5 every time consumers fill up. According to the study, the RFS is responsible for putting roughly $90 billion back into the pockets of U.S. consumers over the past four years, increasing discretionary income and raising the nation’s gross domestic product.

The report also found that if ethanol was entirely eliminated from the fuel supply, as some opponents of renewable fuels have advocated, gasoline prices would surge by more than $1 per gallon. According to the study, “Retail prices would today be above $4 per gallon, not $2.90, were renewable supplies removed from the supply mix.”

“If you’ve never heard of the Renewable Fuel Standard before today, this study tells you all you need to know: blending renewable fuels like ethanol into our gasoline supply saves American consumers money every time they fill up their tank,” said Geoff Cooper, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). “As we head into the summer driving season, it’s important for American consumers to recognize that the RFS is keeping prices down at the pump, while at the same time reducing harmful tailpipe pollutants, cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and moving us closer to energy independence.”

Dr. Verleger’s analysis corroborates the findings of earlier studies by economists at Iowa State University, the University of Wisconsin, Louisiana State University, U.S. Department of Energy, Merrill Lynch, and other institutions.

With over forty years’ experience studying and writing about energy markets, Dr. Philip K. Verleger holds a PhD from MIT and has consulted multiple administrations– as Senior Staff Economist on President Ford’s Council of Economic Advisers and, later, as the Director of the Office of Energy Policy at the US Treasury during the Carter administration. Since then, his career in academia and energy consulting has continued to make him a trusted subject expert on the function and structure of energy commodity markets.

You can read more about Dr. Verleger and access the full report here.

Read the original article: New Study: RFS Saves Consumers 22 Cents on Every Gallon of Gas

Heron Lake, May 14 – Thirteen students from Worthington High School visited the Heron Lake Bioenergy ethanol plant today to get a better understanding of clean Minnesota-produced renewable energy.

During the tour, the students learned about incoming grain grading, grain handling, fermentation, grain storage, dried distiller grain production and storage, liquefaction and ethanol storage and shipment.

“We are always happy to give tours of our manufacturing plant and talk about the benefits ethanol brings to our community, consumers, local producers, and the environment,” said Brodie McKeown, plant manager at Heron Lake Bioenergy.

The students, all 12^th graders from Worthington High School’s senior agriculture class, were briefed on the various processes of ethanol production at Heron Lake Bioenergy, which produces 65 million gallons of ethanol a year.

The tour was organized by the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Biofuels), a nonprofit trade association which represents the state ethanol industry.

“These tours highlight the process of converting a homegrown renewable ingredient into clean energy,” said Tim Rudnicki, executive director of the MN Biofuels.

Heron Lake Bionenergy first began producing ethanol in 2007 and currently has 42 employees.

Deb Martin, agriculture instructor for Worthington High school accompanied her students for today’s tour.

“I think it’s a great tour because it’s fast-paced and there are lots of things for the kids to see and feel. Getting to talk to the people actually doing the job makes it more interesting for the kids. In addition, the people working with the kids are very friendly and down to earth which makes it easier for the kids to interact,” she said.

This is the third time Worthington High School has toured Heron Lake Bioenergy, previously touring in the spring of both 2017 and 2018.

“I would like to make this a regular part of my Ag 12 class. It is something the kids look forward to because they hear about it from the upperclassmen. The tour that the ethanol industry provides is a great learning opportunity for students; it also promotes a positive image in the community by their willingness to share what they do with the public,” Martin said.

Ethanol Producer Magazine

May 10, 2019

By Erin Voegele

The USDA Foreign Agriculture Service released updated export data on May 9 reporting that the U.S. exported approximately 140 million gallons of ethanol in March, along with 956,828 tons of distillers grains.

The 140 million gallons of ethanol exported in March was up from 113.82 million gallons exported in February, but down when compared to the 215.06 million gallons exported during March 2018.

U.S. ethanol was exported to approximately three dozen countries in March. Brazil was the largest importer of U.S. ethanol in March, with 65.66 million gallons, followed by Canada with 22.66 million gallons and India with 10.34 million gallons.

The 956,828 tons of distillers grains exported in March was up when compared to the 686,005 tons exported in February, and up when compared to the 905,558 tons exported in March 2018.

The U.S. exported distillers grains to approximately 38 countries in March. Turkey was the top importer of U.S. distillers grains for the month, with 162,660 tons, followed by Mexico with 128,712 tons and South Korea with 128,333 tons.

Additional data is available on the USDA FAS website. 

Read the original article: USDA: March Ethanol, DDGS Exports Up from Prior Month

Ethanol Producer Magazine

By Mallorie Wilken

May 10, 2019

Protein is in high demand worldwide. As the demand increases alongside a growing middle class, meeting it will require greater availability of feed protein products for the meat animals we consume.

Traditionally, one cheap source of protein has been distillers grains used in feeding swine, poultry, and dairy and beef cattle. Research has also shown opportunities in feeding it to fish and other aquatic species. Distillers grains’ versatility has increased its global demand for feeding meat animals.

At the same time protein demand is growing, the ethanol industry is maturing and looking for ways to add multiple revenue streams. Diversification is necessary and crucial for plants to remain profitable in this seasoned market.

Concentrated protein distillers grains will be one of the feed products aiding plants in developing new income streams while continuing to provide feed for animals to fulfill global meat consumption. Because each meat animal species has differing nutritional requirements for optimal performance, formulations incorporate feed commodities in various proportions to meet those requirements. While corn has traditionally been the primary commodity to add energy to a diet for swine, poultry and cattle, soybean meal has often been the supplier of protein because it has a more appropriate amino acid profile to meet dietary needs of swine and poultry than corn does.

More recently, distillers grains have been able to replace most of the protein supplement in cattle diets, but this corn protein isn’t as high in lysine content or as balanced in amino acids as soybean meal, and thus cannot make a similar replacement in swine or poultry diets.

High-protein distillers feed products are capable of supplying a larger amount of protein at a lower inclusion level compared to traditional distillers grains. However, it is still corn protein and the ratio of lysine to leucine remains 3:1, compared to 1:1 in soybean meal, which needs to be taken into account. High-protein distillers grains have the potential to replace portions of soybean meal to make the diet more cost effective to the producer while maintaining performance. Further research is being conducted to help us better understand the optimal levels of inclusion of the feed product in each species.

It is important to note that, while valuable, protein is not the only component in distillers grains that offers feeding advantages when added to animal diets. Fiber, fat and other intrinsic properties are additional factors. The bran or fiber portion of corn has roughly 20 percent protein content (dry matter basis). This protein is incredibly valuable in cattle diets as the microbial environment in the rumen is able to digest and utilize this fiber for energy and growth, unlike that of swine and poultry. Cattle producers will often note intake and health benefits of diets containing distillers grains compared to those without the product. Cattle will have more consistent consumption rates and, therefore, less digestive issues. The ability to separate the fiber and protein streams has the potential of directing the feed products to more species-specific commodities and increasing revenue for the plant itself.

When high-protein distillers grains and corn fiber, mixed with condensed distillers solubles such as ICM’s new feed, Fiber&Syrup (FS), are compared to traditional wet or dry distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS or DDGS) in beef cattle diets, animals observed statistically similar performance (see Table 1). Cattle consuming diets with ethanol feed products at 40 percent inclusion (dry matter basis) had similar to greater performance than those fed corn-only diets.

Since the ethanol feed products were fed at levels exceeding the required amount of protein, the cattle were able to utilize the feed as an energy source. This also illustrates that as long as protein requirements are met, cattle will “waste” the protein supplied by ethanol feed products as energy, as shown in Table 1 by the equivalent performance of cattle fed high-protein distillers grains (37 percent crude protein) and FS (32 percent crude protein). If cattle are able to perform similarly with enough but less protein in the diet, we should feed FS in the feed yards and utilize the more concentrated, higher protein products in species like swine and poultry where protein is valuable and expensive.

Fish is a protein source with increasing demand globally for human consumption. This demand shift is providing opportunities for farming fish. High-protein distillers grains have provided increased performance in tilapia when added to diets at either 15 percent or 25 percent inclusion (dry matter basis), as shown in Table 2. Tilapia fed ICM’s high-protein distillers grains at 15 percent or 20 percent observed significantly increased weight yield (0.28 percent and 0.29 percent respectively) compared to those fed a traditional control diet of 0.26 percent. These results suggest an opportunity to feed more concentrated protein ethanol feed products.

As feed and animal production grow to meet protein demand, new requirements and U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines will require technology and innovation to address the need for consistency, providing new opportunities to boost an ethanol plant’s bottom line. Consistency and verification will drive customer loyalty to purchase the feed and the price at which they choose to buy, especially as distillers grains transition from an ethanol byproduct to a feed commodity in the minds of animal producers.

The optimal balance for ethanol plants today is met by improving the ethanol production system and increasing revenue through diversified feeds that meet the needs of the local and trade markets. Market conditions are forcing ethanol plants to reevaluate their current production methods toward plant flexibility. Plants must be able to create value in all facets of production, including ethanol, corn oil and feed products. This requires plants to adopt process technologies that separate feed streams and allow the plant to recombine, concentrate, or process each feed to meet demands.

Author: Mallorie Wilkens
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Read the original article: Opportunities in High-Protein Feed

Ethanol Producer Magazine

May 7, 2019

By Erin Voegele

A bipartisan group of 35 representatives, led by Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Adrian Smith, R-Neb., sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler May 7 urging the agency to stop issuing small refinery exemptions (SREs) to large or unqualified refiners under the Renewable Fuels Standard.

Within the letter, the lawmakers note that the Trump Administration has approved 54 SRE requests to date, and has failed to issue a single denial.

“This unprecedented rate of granting waivers is a betrayal of our rural communities, detrimental to our energy security, and threatens our entire agricultural sector at a time of declining incomes and rising debts for our producers,” the representatives wrote. “EPA must halt this process and reallocate waived gallons as the law intends.”

According to the letter, SREs approved to date have caused a loss of 2.6 billion gallons of renewable fuel blending and almost 1 billion bushels of corn demand.

“Granting exemptions to the RFS increases American dependence on foreign oil,” the letter continues. “By continually waiving the requirements of the RFS for small refineries, the EPA fosters uncertainty about the program creating uncertainty for those interested in investing and developing America’s biofuel industry. Further it disincentivizes refineries from taking the steps necessary to begin to meet the standards set by the RFS and make domestic biofuels available to consumers.”

Growth Energy has spoken out to thank the lawmakers for sending the letter. “At a time when grain markets have reached a 42-year low and there was an $11.8 billion decline in farm income the last quarter, our rural communities are continuing to be punished by the rapid escalation in small refinery exemptions by this administration," said Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. "There is no legal or rational explanation for why EPA has quadrupled the number of secret exemptions to the world's largest oil companies in the past 17 months. We applaud U.S. Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Adrian Smith, R-Neb., and their 33 colleagues calling on EPA to halt unjust granting of SREs and to reallocate the gallons lost to ensure the targets set out under the RFS are met, and put an end to the practice of eliminating markets at a time when growers and producers need them most."

The Renewable Fuels Association has also spoken out to thanks the representatives. “We thank the members of the House who sent this letter, and we join them in calling on EPA to immediately stop excusing highly profitable oil refiners from their legal obligations to blend cleaner, lower-cost renewable fuels like ethanol,” said the RFA in statement. “Further, we strongly agree with this bi-partisan group that EPA must restore the renewable fuel blending requirements that were erased through these clandestine waivers. The refinery exemptions have had devastating impacts on our nation’s farm sector and renewable fuels industry, and the bailouts have resulted in American consumers paying more money at the pump for dirtier fuels. It’s time to stop doing special favors for refiners like Chevron and ExxonMobil at the expense of rural America, which is experiencing the toughest economic times in a generation.”

In addition to Axne and Smith, the letter was signed by Reps. David Scott, D-Ga.; Darin LaHood, R-Ill.; Roger Marshall M.D., R-Kan.; Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D.; Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.; Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif.; Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb.; Steve King, R-Iowa; David Loebsack, D-Iowa; Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.; Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa; Don Bacon, R-Neb.; Lauren Underwood. D-Ill.; Angie Craig, D-Minn.; Rodney Davis. R-Ill.; Dusty Johnson, R-S.D.; Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill,; Emanuel Cleaver, II, D-Mo.; Mark Pocan, D-Wisc.; Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn.; Ron Estes, R-Kan.; Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn.; Michael R. Turner, R-Ohio; Steve Watkins, R-Kan.; Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz.; Tim Ryan, D-Ohio; Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio; Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo.; Mike Bost, R-Ill.; Ron Kind, D-Wisc.;  Robin Kelly, D-Ill.; Bill Foster, D-Ill.; and James R. Baird, R-Ind.

A full copy of the letter is available on the Growth Energy website. 

Read the original article: Representatives Urge EPA to Stop Issuing SREs