EPA Confirms 33 Small Refinery Waiver Applications
(Argus Media) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was considering applications to waive 2017 federal fuel blending requirements from 33 refiners this month, up from the 29 it confirmed in April, the agency said today (June 26, 2018).
Applications increased as EPA faced intense pressure from agribusinesses and its allies over the record number of Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) waivers the agency had already approved. Those groups have insisted EPA redistribute obligations that totaled 2.25bn credits in 2016 and 2017 to other refiners.
EPA said it would not accept comments on such a change in blending volumes for 2019 that the agency proposed today. READ MORE
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