RFS Rule Triggers ‘10 for 1’ Deregulatory Order, In Apparent First For EPA

July 7, 2025
EPA’s proposed rule setting biofuel blending volumes under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) for 2026 and 2027 may be the first EPA regulation to trigger President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring agencies to scrap 10 regulations for every one they issue, likely because the RFS has net costs rather than savings, one analyst says. According to regulatory tracking by the free-market American Action Forum (AAF), the RFS volumes rule, known as Set 2, appears to be the first Trump-era EPA...


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