The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the reset of its Renewable Fuel Standard to help provide a path toward a green energy future and the increase of biofuel availability.
Resetting the RSA program is part of several actions EPA is taking to bolster the nation's energy security and support domestic biofuel alternatives to oil for U.S. transportation fuel needs, EPA said in a June 3 news release.
"At EPA, we are laser-focused on providing more options for consumers at the pump, and today we are taking steps to increase the availability of homegrown biofuels," EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said in the news release. "Today's actions will help to reduce our reliance on oil and put the RFS program back on track after years of challenges and mismanagement. We remain committed to working with all RFS stakeholders to build on today’s actions and deliver certainty and stability in the RFS program."
"Together with other steps announced today, EPA's actions will help reduce our dependence on oil and diversify our fuel supply by increasing production of domestically produced biofuels," the news release said. "In the final volumes, EPA adjusted the final biofuel volumes for 2021 to reflect updated data on actual 2021 ethanol use that has become available since the proposal was issued."
