The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held its hearing today to consider the nomination of Lee Zeldin to serve as the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings issued the statement below following Mr. Zeldin’s nomination hearing:
"If confirmed as EPA Administrator, Mr. Zeldin will be tasked with overseeing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and E15 — two critical issues for the biofuels industry that he has previously opposed. We are grateful for Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Thune (R-SD) and others for raising these priorities and additional issues like sustainable aviation fuel during their discussions with Mr. Zeldin today and leading up to his nomination hearing. We appreciate his commitments to follow the law as it relates to timely and appropriate RVO rulemakings and doing his part to ensure year-round E15 nationwide, building on the momentum of E15 legislation initially included in the year-end funding package.”