The President of the Renewable Fuels Association is applauding a letter by 35 Members of Congress urging the EPA to stop granting Small Refiner Exemptions to oil companies, so they don’t have to blend ethanol with gasoline.
Geoff Cooper says, “Both Democrat and Republicans (are) sending a very strong statement, and I think putting Administrator (Andrew) Wheeler on notice, letting him know that they’re watching.”
Cooper tells Brownfield the EPA under President Obama typically rejected about half of the requests for refiner waivers, but under the Trump Administration, 54 exemptions have been granted without a single denial.
