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Biofuels and the Environment: First Triennial Report to Congress (Final Report, 2011)
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Biofuels and the Environment: First Triennial Report to Congress (Final Report, 2011). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-10/183F, 2011.
Impact/Purpose:
EISA Section 204 calls for EPA to report to Congress on the environmental and resource conservation impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, specifically air and water quality, water quantity, ecosystem health and biodiversity, soil quality, invasive species, and international impacts. This report is the first of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) reports to Congress required under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA).
Description:
EPA announced the release of the final report, Biofuels and the Environment: First Triennial Report to Congress (EPA/600/R-10/183F), prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (now known as the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development, as the first EPA report published on this issue. This is the first triennial Report to Congress required under Section 204 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA).
URLs/Downloads:
Biofuels and the Environment: First Triennial Report to Congress (PDF, 220 pp, 8018 KB, about PDF)Summary of and Response to Comments Received concerning the June 8, 2011 Draft (PDF, 25 pp, 204 KB, about PDF)
Summary of and Response to Comments Received concerning the January 19, 2011 External Peer Review Draft (PDF, 26 pp, 185 KB, about PDF)
Summary of the Energy Independence and Security Act Public Law 110-140 (2007)
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program