Biofuel, Oil Groups Battle Over 2020 RFS Ahead Of Trump’s Ethanol Boost

Biofuel producers and refiners are detailing competing legal arguments over whether EPA’s upcoming 2020 renewable fuel standard (RFS) should “reallocate” biofuels blending volumes to compensate for production lost to small refiner waivers, even before President Donald Trump readies a policy package designed to boost ethanol production. The competing positions are spelled out in comments filed ahead of an Aug. 30 deadline for input on the proposed version of the 2020 RFS’ alternative and renewable fuel production goals. Under the RFS...