Bipartisan legislators led by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Grassley sent letter to Environmental Protection Agency EPA urging it to strengthen Renewable Fuel Standard RFS by maintaining blending requirements for 2023; denying pending Small Refinery Exemptions SRE.
Environmental Protection Agency EPA announced a multi-part proposal Renewable Fuel Standard RFS program and seek to advance priorities of energy security, less pollution, and consumer protection. The RFS Set proposal requests public input on required volumes of biofuel.
EPA issued a proposed rule to modify certain compliance dates under the Renewable Fuel Standard RFS program. For small refineries only, EPA is proposing to extend the RFS compliance reporting deadline and the associated attest engagement reporting deadline for year 2019.