White House hosting fresh biofuels talks today on Renewable Fuel Standard

After a meeting with Senators representing certain states with oil refinery industries met with President Trump and Administration appointees last week to seek relief from compliance costs with the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard, the White House will host further discussions today that will include those representing states with significant ethanol industries, including Senators Grassley and Ernst from Iowa and Deb Fischer from Nebraska. 

While earlier reports claim the meeting would likely focus on short-term fixes to help oil refiners on the U.S. East Coast who say they are struggling with the costs of meeting the RFS requirement, an inside source with the White House team hosting the meeting has communicated that no specifics have been nailed down for the meeting's agenda.