Source: RFA news release
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| Lee Zeldin |
Washington — The U.S. Senate today officially confirmed Lee Zeldin as the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper offered the following statement on Mr. Zeldin’s confirmation:
“We congratulate Lee Zeldin on his confirmation today and look forward to working together to implement President Trump’s vision for unleashing American energy, bolstering economic security, creating jobs, and supporting our nation’s farmers. As noted during his Senate confirmation hearing, Mr. Zeldin understands that ethanol and other renewable fuels will play an important role in accomplishing the President’s energy and environmental objectives.
“We are confident he 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 that are heavily dependent on foreign raw materials. We are eager to collaborate with Administrator Zeldin and his entire team at EPA to empower greater use of more affordable, cleaner-burning, domestically produced liquid fuels.”
