Liquid Fuels Groups Unite on RFS Priorities, Urge Administration to Set Robust Volumes
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WASHINGTON, February 20, 2025 — The American Petroleum Institute today joined with fuel marketers and retailers, biofuels producers, and agriculture stakeholders in recognizing the critical role liquid fuels serve in the American economy. In a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, the organizations urged the agency to fully leverage the Renewable Fuel Standard to support the administration’s goal of U.S. energy dominance.
“Our organizations are excited to help deliver on the Trump Administration’s promise of U.S. energy dominance,” the organizations wrote. “Together we share the same mission—to produce and deliver reliable, affordable, and cleaner fuels for our nation and our world.”
The letter urged the EPA to set robust, multi-year standards for the RFS that reflect increased demand in new markets along with the availability of feedstocks and production capacity.
“As the EPA begins work on policies that promote American energy and renewable fuels, we encourage the EPA to consider robust future renewable fuel volumes for 2026 and beyond. … Additionally, we urge EPA to release multi-year standards for the RFS. Setting multi-year standards helps provide more certainty for obligated parties, renewable fuel producers, and other market participants.”
Other signatories on the letter included the Advanced Biofuels Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, Clean Fuels Alliance America, Growth Energy, National Association of Convenience Stores, National Oilseed Processors Association, National Association of Truck Stop Owners, SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, and the Renewable Fuels Association.
Click here to view the letter.
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