EPA’s RFS Faces Bipartisan Criticism But Senators Split On National LCFS

EPA’s renewable fuel standard (RFS) is facing criticism from lawmakers of both parties as the program enters a contentious new phase, but senators on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) are still split on the merits of a California-style low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) that some have touted as an alternative national policy. At a Feb. 15 hearing on a potential National Clean Fuels Program, EPW Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE) said “it is time to revisit our national fuels policy,”...