The Renewable Fuels Association has announced key officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency will be speaking at the upcoming National Ethanol Conference Feb. 24-26 in Orlando.

On Wednesday, Feb. 25, attendees will hear from Aaron Szabo, assistant administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air and Radiation. This office oversees implementation of Clean Air Act programs, including the Renewable Fuel Standard. Szabo is expected to address the work of the Trump administration on ethanol, including EPA’s proposal creating the highest-ever renewable volume obligations under the RFS, the issuance of emergency waivers allowing year-round sale of E15, and the agency’s swift efforts to reform vehicle tailpipe GHG standards and remove the federal EV mandate.

The following day, Daniel Whitley, administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, will provide an update on global trade policy issues affecting the ethanol industry at a time when we are seeing record exports of ethanol—more than 2 billion gallons in 2025. As the Trump administration has focused on new trade agreements around the world, expanding ethanol exports has been a priority in many of them.

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