Small Refiner Claims EPA's RFS Discriminates Against Non-Ethanol Plants

Small oil refining industry officials have met with EPA and White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) officials to raise their concerns that the agency's renewable fuel standard (RFS) discriminates against refiners that do not blend ethanol, seeking changes to the program to ease their compliance burdens under the program. A source with knowledge of the Jan. 8 meeting says the issues that the Wyoming Refining Company (WRC) raised with administration officials mirror those in ongoing litigation brought by...