Oil State Senators Eye New RFS Reform Bid After Compromise Effort Fails

January 5, 2018
Oil state senators led by Republican Sens. John Cornyn (TX) and James Inhofe (OK) are crafting new principles for reforming EPA's renewable fuel standard (RFS), sources say, after an earlier reform effort led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) that included changes to the RFS credit system failed due to opposition from corn state GOP senators. RFS critics and supporters met at a White House sponsored-encounter last year on the staff level, but ethanol sector sources say there is no momentum...


Not a subscriber? Sign up for 30 days free access to exclusive environmental policy reporting.