EPA Moves To Reveal More Information On Small Refiner RFS Waivers

April 12, 2019
EPA is proposing to publish more data on small refinery waivers from renewable fuel standard (RFS) exemptions, as the agency comes under renewed scrutiny from biofuels advocates and their congressional supporters for its increased issuance of waivers, which biofuel industry groups blame for “destroying demand” for their product. In an April 11 notice , EPA re-opens for public comment one specific aspect of its never-finalized Obama-era proposal to overhaul renewable fuels regulations, known as the Renewables Enhancement and Growth-Support Rule...


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