new york obama administration sign final plan renewable fuel use unite state last week leave oil industry reel aggressive biofuel target yet president-elect donald trump take renewable fuel standard rfs program sign law president george w. bush one country controversial energy policies require energy firm blend ethanol biodiesel gasoline diesel policy design cut greenhouse gas emissions reduce u.s. reliance oil import boost rural economies provide crop biofuels pit two trump support base big oil big corn farm sector lobby hard maximum biofuel volumes lay law blend gasoline motor fuel oil industry argue program create additional cost balance oil farm interest likely prove challenge trump promise curtail regulations oil industry already remind biofuels advocate importance program american midwest receive strong support voters nov. 8. oil group renew call change repeal program follow wednesday announcement environmental protection agency epa set record mandate renewable fuel first time hit level target congress nearly decade ago .. epa plan completely detach market realities confirm congress must take immediate action remedy break program say chet thompson president american fuel petrochemical manufacturers statement unclear trump plan program transition team respond reuters request comment camp expect administration receptive demand though express concern uncertainty trump plan program accord experts industry political source installation climate change skeptic myron ebell head transition epa bolster oil industry confidence trump swing way september trump appear briefly echo view supporter billionaire carl icahn express concern program icahn own stake oil refiner renew criticisms last week say ethanol credit market generate program susceptible manipulation harm independent refiners pro-ethanol campaign president-elect campaign pro-ethanol platform visit america farm state biofuels advocate expect keep rfs strong maintain annual target minimum set forth congress mr trump turn back american heartland believe say annette sweeney former state representative iowa member trump agricultural advisory committee candidacy certain extent high grind always want high grind say bob dinneen head renewable fuel association refer increase able demonstrate marketplace absorb 15 billion gallons ethanol put behind us look 2018 ... reason go back say renewables industries already start emphasize place among american-made fuel something experts expect appeal trump lot good things say second-generation fuel even new administration perspective say harvard university professor former obama administration advisor jam stock new administration need embrace original ... vision rfs say trump face dilemma u.s. oil reel record biofuels target