Responding To IG Calls, EPA Sets Deadlines For Assessing RFS' Impacts

EPA is agreeing with calls from its Inspector General (IG) to complete a series of studies aimed at assessing the greenhouse gas and other environmental impacts of its renewable fuel standard (RFS), a move that is likely to refocus attention on the program in 2017 when Congress is expected to renew its scrutiny. In a report released Aug. 18, the IG said EPA has set deadlines for taking a series of steps aimed at better assessing the program's GHG and...