EPA Defends Stance On RFS Refinery Waivers In Face Of GAO Findings

EPA has issued a new “technical memorandum” that seeks to bolster the agency’s position that small refineries are not economically harmed by the renewable fuel standard’s (RFS) biofuel blending mandates and cannot claim compliance waivers, pushing back after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said EPA cannot justify its stance. In its Nov. 3 report , GAO found that EPA cannot justify its policy that small refineries are not disproportionately harmed by RFS compliance, which requires them to purchase credits known...