Clean Fuels thanks representatives for urging EPA Administrator Zeldin to put RFS back on track

Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked 28 members of Congress who sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, urging him to put the Renewable Fuel Standard back on track and provide the U.S. biofuels industry a path for growth.

The letter specifically requests EPA to:

• Set timely, robust volumes for 2026 and beyond in the “Set 2” rule.

• Reject abuse of small-refinery exemptions (SREs).

• Avoid proposals that retroactively lower set volumes or erode demand.

“Steady growth in U.S. biofuel production means more American fuel in the marketplace and lower prices at the pump for hardworking families who have spent years suffering under high inflation,” wrote the Congressional Biofuels Caucus members led by Reps. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, and Angie Craig, D-Minnesota. “Moving forward, rural communities are counting on you to maintain this trajectory by providing stable, predictable growth in U.S. biofuel targets and preserving the future integrity of the RFS.”

In December, Clean Fuels filed a lawsuit to compel EPA to establish a timeline for setting the 2026 RFS volumes, which by statute were due in November 2024.

“We appreciate the leadership of Reps. Smith and Craig and the support of the Biofuels Caucus members,” said Kurt Kovarik, the vice president of federal affairs for Clean Fuels.

“U.S. demand for biodiesel and renewable diesel topped 5 billion gallons in 2024,” Kovarik noted.

“To get the RFS back on track, EPA must set robust and timely advanced and biomass-based diesel volumes that accurately account for domestic production capacity,” he said. “Domestic production of these clean fuels is essential to meeting America’s energy needs and ensuring farm security and prosperity.”

Made from an increasingly diverse mix of resources such as recycled cooking oil, soybean oil and animal fats, the clean-fuels industry is a proven, integral part of America’s clean-energy future.

Clean Fuels Alliance America is the U.S. trade association representing the entire biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain, including producers, feedstock suppliers and fuel distributors. 

Clean Fuels receives funding from a broad mix of private companies and associations, including the United Soybean Board, Nebraska Soybean Board and other state checkoff organizations.