• Waste industry groups, lawmakers vow to continue push for eRINs

  By Jacob Wallace • June 26, 2023

  Waste industry groups, including WM and the Waste-to-Energy Association, have said they will continue to work with the U.S. EPA to enact the program despite its exclusion from the recently updated Renewable Fuel Standard. Read the full article ➔

• Tweak in EPA’s renewable fuels program could ‘transform food waste recycling,’ biogas experts say

  By Jacob Wallace • June 23, 2023

  The apportionment of two kinds of RIN credits will now allow wastewater treatment plants to accept and codigest food waste without taking a financial hit. Farm-based digesters that rely on manure also benefit from the change. Read the full article ➔

• EPA releases final Renewable Fuel Standard rule without proposed credit market for EV fueling

  By Jacob Wallace • June 21, 2023

  The new rule was published without the lucrative but controversial eRIN program. But the EPA proposed better credits for RNG, something biogas industry advocates had called for. Read the full article ➔

• Biogas groups, lawmakers jockey for changes as EPA nears final rule on eRIN market

  By Jacob Wallace • May 11, 2023

  The EPA could create a lucrative new credit market with its final Renewable Fuel Standard rule in June. But biogas groups and WTE supporters are battling Republican opposition that could delay or shut down the proposal. Read the full article ➔

• How the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard program changes could be a boon for landfill and AD operators

  By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 16, 2023

  The program’s biggest change to date would set long-term renewable natural gas targets, add credits for powering electric vehicles and much more. WM, Republic Services, Anaergia, Covanta and others weigh in on what it means. Read the full article ➔