EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, www.epa.gov/risk/biofuels-and-environment . Accessed 20 Jan. 2024, Published Dec 2023

2007 was the year the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) announced their goal for moving the US towards greater energy independence. They revised the Renewable Fuel Standard that was created under the Energy Policy ACT (EPA) in order to increase the 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel required for transportation in 2022. The first report of this progress was released in 2011; they provided an assessment of the environmental and resource conservation impacts that were associated with the increase of biofuels. The first report showed that the increase of biofuels were negative but had very little impact, but it had shown promises of having positive impacts in the future, and that there was methods of reducing the impact required in order for reaching their goal A second report was released in 2018 and it had only reaffirmed the first conclusion with no material changes. In 2023 they announced the draft of the third report for public comment; it focuses on the dominant biofuel sources located in the US in order to follow the procedure of the EPA.

The increase of biofuels is needed for the US in order to help with the climate crisis. Though currently the creation of biofuels has a negative output I believe that it is required in order to make any sort of progress. The future positives of biofuels are very promising to say the least and they hold much potential in order to aid in the climate crisis. So far the EISA has been on track with reaching the goal and their research has shown that the move to biofuels is a much needed change.