Brazilian Ethanol Concerns Said to Drive Delay in EPA's Quotas
- Scott Pruitt said to order reconsideration of biofuel mandate
- Imported supplies help refiners satisfy annual biofuel quotas
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Concerns that refiners will import ethanol from Brazil and biodiesel from Argentina to fulfill renewable fuel requirements prompted U.S. environmental chief Scott Pruitt to reconsider quotas for those fuels, according to people familiar with the program.
The issue has delayed the Environmental Protection Agency’s publication of proposed mandates for 2018, as Pruitt seeks revisions, according to four people tracking the deliberations. That may include lowering the targets so refiners can rely mostly on U.S.-made biodiesel and corn ethanol, they said.