Senators Wage Bipartisan Push To Protect RFS Amid Doubts On Trump Plan

Democratic and Republican senators are waging a bipartisan push to preserve the future of EPA's renewable fuel standard (RFS) amid doubts over President Donald Trump's plan for the program, given his call for reducing regulatory burdens on fuel producers and new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's prior strong attacks on the RFS. In a letter sent to Pruitt Feb. 17 -- the same day as his confirmation -- five GOP senators from ethanol-producing states ask EPA to lift a vapor pressure...