US EPA draws ire of biofuels groups with release of 2019 RFS quotas

Published 22:59 on June 26, 2018  /  Last updated at 17:22 on September 26, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

The EPA published preliminary 2019 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) on Tuesday, with the biofuels industry arguing that the modest increases in the yearly quotas were more than cancelled out by the agency’s failure to act on several compliance waivers issued this year.
The EPA published preliminary 2019 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) on Tuesday, with the biofuels industry arguing that the modest increases in the yearly quotas were more than cancelled out by the agency’s failure to act on several compliance waivers issued this year.


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