Senate, House groups urge EPA to revise RFS proposal
January 23, 2014 | 04:12 PM
A bipartisan group of 31 senators and a group of 30 House members sent letters to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy today urging her to revise the proposal ESA has put out for volumetric requirements for biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Al Franken, D-Minn., John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. took the lead on organizing the Senate letter. The House letter was led by Reps. Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and Kristi Noem, R-S.D.
“Congress passed the RFS to increase the amount of renewable fuel utilized in our nation’s fuel supply,” the senators said.
“The administration’s proposal is a significant step backward — undermining the goal of increasing biofuels production as a domestic alternative to foreign oil consumption. Further, the proposed waiver places at risk both the environmental benefits from development of advanced biofuels and rural America’s economic future.”
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Al Franken, D-Minn., John Thune, R-S.D., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. took the lead on organizing the Senate letter. The House letter was led by Reps. Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., and Kristi Noem, R-S.D.
“Congress passed the RFS to increase the amount of renewable fuel utilized in our nation’s fuel supply,” the senators said.
“The administration’s proposal is a significant step backward — undermining the goal of increasing biofuels production as a domestic alternative to foreign oil consumption. Further, the proposed waiver places at risk both the environmental benefits from development of advanced biofuels and rural America’s economic future.”
