Biofuels and the Environment: First Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft, 2011)
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Abstract
The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA Section 204) directs EPA to conduct a study of the environmental impact associated with current and future biofuel production and use. The mandate asks for consideration of environmental issues including air quality, water quality and soil quality. The mandate also asks for consideration of resource conservation impacts of increased biofuel production and use, including air and water quality, soil quality and conservation, water availability, energy recovery from secondary materials, ecosystem health and biodiversity, invasive species, and international impacts. This report reviews impacts across the entire biofuel supply chain, including feedstock production and logistics, and biofuel production, distribution, and use.
This report is the first of the U.S. Environmental Agency’s (EPA’s) reports to Congress required under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). EISA requires EPA to revise the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program to increase the volume of renewable fuel blended into transportation fuel from 9 billion gallons per year in 2008 to 36 billion gallons per year by 2022. The revised standards (RFS2), finalized in 2010, establish new specific annual volume requirements for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel in transportation fuel.
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Date | Description |
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Dec 2009 | EPA conducted an interagency review for comments on the draft report. |
Jan 2011 | EPA released the external review draft for public review and comment. |
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- Biofuels and the Environment: First Triennial Report to Congress (External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R-10/183A) (PDF) (203 pp, 5 MB, about PDF)
- Charge to External Reviewers (PDF) (3 pp, 23 KB, about PDF)
- Agency Response (PDF) (NA pp, 170 KB, about PDF)
- Peer Review Comments and EPA Response (PDF) (25 pp, 166 KB, about PDF)
- Peer Review Charge (PDF) (3 pp, 23 KB, about PDF)