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Zeldin confirmed as EPA Administrator
President Trump’s choice for EPA Administrator has been confirmed. The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Lee Zeldin to lead the agency.
After many years of biofuel policy uncertainty, the renewable fuels industry is looking forward to working with Zeldin.
Geoff Cooper with the Renewable Fuels Association says, “Mr. Zeldin understands that ethanol and other renewable fuels will play an important role in accomplishing the President’s energy and environmental objectives and he’s confident Zeldin will support timely and transparent implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard, take steps to facilitate expansion of lower-cost fuel blends like E15, and revisit extreme regulations that force automakers to produce costly electric vehicles.”
Monty Shaw with the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says, “Big issues await action. First on the list is ensuring that consumers do not lose access year-round to lower-cost E15.” Shaw says EPA must also move quickly to propose renewable fuel standard (RFS) blending levels in line with what Congress intended.
Brian Jennings with the American Coalition for Ethanol says he “looks forward to working with Zeldin to keep the Renewable Fuel Standard on track, including safeguarding against the misuse of Small Refinery Exemptions and promptly moving forward on biofuel blending obligations for 2026 and beyond.”
The Senate vote was 56-42, with Democrats Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly, and John Fetterman joining all 53 Republicans in supporting Zeldin.
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