date:Jul 31, 2012
issue a waiver of the RFS because of economic or environmental harm that would be caused by the additional renewable fuel production. This authority is granted by the 2005 Energy Policy Act and the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. The threat posed by the drought and the RFS mandates has already caused economic hardships in the food chain and the economic effect on grain supplies and feed costs are expected to get worse in the future.
Both conditions provide an independent basis for a