NEW YORK — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday threw his support behind U.S. laws that require oil refiners to blend biofuels into the nation’s fuel pool and criticized the Trump administration for its handling of the mandates. ADVERTISEMENTThe statement on Tuesday was the strongest commitment the Biden campaign has made to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) yet. Those waivers have been a touchstone of controversy the last few years as the Trump administration has more than quadrupled the number of exemptions issued. Biofuel advocates say the waivers hurt demand for corn-based ethanol, but the oil industry argues against that claim. The Trump administration has also not yet announced proposed blending obligations for 2021.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 25, 2020 22:17 UTC