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Farmer: EPA’s actions hurt
Testimony in support of the Renewable Fuels Standard
Integrity Act came from biofuels leaders and an Iowa farmer today.
Kelly Niewenhuis, president of Siouxland Energy, told
members of a House Energy Subcommittee this morning that the EPA’s increase in Small
Refinery Waivers over the past three years led to a painful decision, “Because
of the EPA’s actions to help the oil industry’s bottom line at the expense of farmers
and the biofuels producers, we had to make a hard decision to idle our plant
and shut off a key market for hundreds of local farmers including myself.”
Niewenhuis says a small piece of good news came a few weeks
ago when the state of California started buying a significant amount of ethanol
to achieve its low carbon fuel standard, “This small boost came directly from
California not the EPA.
Continue reading Farmer: EPA’s actions hurt at Brownfield Ag News.
