National Ag News
EPA chief says ‘production levels & demand matter’ when setting RFS
Aug 12, 2017, 10:39 AM
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Biofuels industry groups and many Midwestern politicians want the EPA to raise the proposed RFS volume levels for biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol.
But EPA administrator Scott Pruitt says regulators cannot ignore past performance when setting those levels.
“Production levels and demand matter and that’s something that’s going to be a major part of how we set those limits,” Pruitt says.
Leaders in the biodiesel industry argue the proposed production mandate for biodiesel in 2019 is lower than current consumption.
