Touting GHG Benefits, Top Democrats Eye Path For EPA To Hike RFS Levels

Top House Democrats are detailing several methodological steps the administration could take to increase blend mandates in EPA's imminent multi-year renewable fuel standard (RFS) volumes rule, citing the greenhouse gas benefits that such a rule could provide heading into the Paris climate talks. In a Nov. 18 letter to Brian Deese, President Obama's senior climate advisor, senior Democrats including House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) suggested the administration could rely on tradeable fuel credits banked...