Former Senators who helped develop RFS call for investigation into waivers

In Washington, former Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Jim Talent (R-MO), who played key roles in developing the RFS, called for Congress to investigate the EPA’s recent waivers to major refiners and failure to follow the law.

‘Who better to help clarify the intent of these small refinery exemptions than those who helped write the law in the first place? It is no surprise that they stand against the actions of the EPA,’ said Kurt Kovarik, NBB’s vice president of federal affairs. ‘The EPA’s decision to give handouts to large, profitable refiners has a direct and lasting negative impact on biodiesel producers, renderers and farmers. We will continue our push to return transparency and certainty to the marketplace.’

Thirteen years after working to enact the RFS, Senators Dorgan and Talent say EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s use of waivers skirts the law and threatens to undermine the renewable fuels industry.