Ethanol groups are criticizing the latest small refinery exemption granted by the EPA.
RFA President Geoff Cooper calls Tuesday’s announcement of a retroactive 2017 hardship waiver for Chevron a “blatant abuse” of the small refiner waivers. Cooper says when Chevron’s net profits surpass the value of the Iowa corn crop it’s a “new level of absurdity.”
American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings says it is insulting that EPA has found time to grant nearly 50 Small Refinery Exemptions but won’t release a rule for year-round E15 until February.
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