Senator Grassley blasts EPA’s cutting of ethanol level in fuels standard
Radio Iowa
December 1, 2015
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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is lashing out at the Environmental Protection Agency after it lowered the required amount of corn-based ethanol in the nation’s Renewable Fuel Standard on Monday.
Grassley, a Republican, blasted the agency and the Obama Administration for what he says is a clear violation of federal law that can only benefit the oil industry. He says the EPA is selling biofuels short.
“The EPA just doesn’t appreciate that farmers and biofuel producers can generate enough renewable fuels to meet the goals set by Congress — by law,” Grassley says. “So, EPA, by cutting this back, is going against the law that Congress passed.” Iowa is the nation’s number-one ethanol producer.
The EPA ignored federal law, according to Grassley, and also ignored the wishes of American consumers who have shown they like the chance to use alternative fuels.
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