Biofuels Groups, Refiners Spar Over 2021 RFS In Meetings With EPA, OMB

Biofuels groups and refiners are meeting with EPA and White House officials in a bid to sway the outcome of the agency’s looming proposed 2021 renewable fuel standard (RFS) rule, with a fight over whether the agency should approve RFS waivers for prior compliance years emerging as a central issue affecting the outcome of the rulemaking. EPA’s “economically significant” proposal for blending volumes has been under White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulatory review since May 13, and...