A diverse group of stakeholders, including petroleum refiners, fuel marketers and retailers, biofuels producers, and farmers, sent a letter to urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin urging him to set robust, timely, and multi-year Renewable Fuel Standards for 2026 and beyond.

“Since the enactment of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), our nation has benefited from increased energy security, an enhanced agricultural industry, and lower carbon fuel options,” the groups write. “We believe strong, steady volumes for conventional biofuel targets, biomass-based diesel, and advanced fuels would more accurately reflect the availability and ongoing investments in feedstocks and production capacity. Additionally, it would reflect the increased demand in new markets, such as marine, rail and aviation. Our industries will work to continue providing liquid fuels with the significant renewable fuel volumes that our country needs to fuel American growth.”

The letter was signed by nearly a dozen stakeholders, including the American Petroleum Institute, Advanced Biofuels Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, Clean Fuels Alliance America, Growth Energy, National Association of Convenience Stores, National Oilseed Processors Association, National Association of Truck Stop Owners, Renewable Fuels Association, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers.

At the National Ethanol Conference last week, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper said EPA is already far behind schedule in setting the 2026 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVO) which should have been finalized by November 1 of last year. “So, Trump’s EPA will need to work very quickly to get the 2026 RVOs proposed and finalized in time for next year,” said Cooper. “EPA should also continue the practice of issuing RVOs for multiple years all at once to provide more certainty for all supply chain participants. Exactly where the future RFS volumes for each category should be set is currently the subject of much conversation and analysis within the industry. But one thing is clear: if we are to be successful, stakeholders representing agriculture, ethanol, biodiesel, petroleum, and retail will need to be as aligned as possible in our advocacy efforts.”