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NCGA Supports EPA's Decision to Deny Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver Request
Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:17:59 CST
National Corn Growers Association President Pam Johnson released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement to deny the request to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard:
"The National Corn Growers Association supports the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to deny the Renewable Fuel Standard waiver request. We believe Administrator Jackson appropriately recognized petitioners did not properly prove severe nationwide economic harm had occurred thereby creating no justification for a waiver of the RFS.
"The ethanol industry plays a pivotal role in job creation throughout the country supporting over 400,000 jobs nationwide. This includes many in ethanol plants in rural America. The RFS advances the use of domestically produced renewable fuels, encourages new technologies and enhances U.S. energy independence."
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