Bipartisan group of Senators urge EPA to strengthen RFS

In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and a bipartisan group of 14 colleagues urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Specifically, the senators are calling on EPA to maintain the blending requirements for 2023, deny all pending Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs), eliminate proposed retroactive cuts to the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) and increase RFS volumes for advanced biofuels.

“The RFS creates competition in the marketplace, keeping fuel costs low for consumers while bringing down carbon emissions,” the senators wrote to EPA Administrator Michael Regan. “By taking the steps enumerated above, EPA can set the RFS on a path that provides stability and growth for the U.S. biofuel sector.  In doing so, it can guarantee this essential program continues to function as intended—as a mechanism for reducing emissions, driving economic growth in rural communities, keeping gas prices low, and bolstering national security by promoting an essential homegrown energy source.”