Grassley Threatens Pruitt’s Job in Biofuel Dispute
- Iowa Republican Wants EPA to Dial Back Refinery Waivers
- Trump promised to maintain robust biofuel quotas in 2016
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Chuck Grassley, Iowa’s senior senator, said he will call for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation if the agency undermines U.S. biofuel mandates.
Grassley’s protest comes amid mounting farm-state frustration with the EPA’s management of the Renewable Fuel Standard that compels refiners to use biofuel such as corn-based ethanol. Iowa is a top producer of both corn and ethanol.