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Statement on 2022 RVOs
Fueling American Jobs Coalition
December 9, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Fueling American Jobs Coalition (FAJC) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed biofuel blending levels for 2020, 2021 and 2022 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) that will have unintended negative consequences for U.S. independent refiners. EPA's unachievable proposal guarantees a bullish Renewable Identification Number (RIN) market that will bring independent refiners closer to the brink of closure and threaten tens of thousands of high-quality refining jobs that employ many labor union members....Read the Full Statement
Statement on the RFS and Gas Prices
December 1, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — After millions of Americans travelled on Thanksgiving for the first time since the pandemic began amid historically high gas prices, the Fueling American Jobs Coalition released a statement encouraging the Biden administration to provide much-needed consumer relief at the pump by making commonsense fixes to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s flawed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)....Read the Full Statement
Statement on Pennsylvania State House's Passage of H.R. 149
November 9, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement today after the Pennsylvania State House passed H.R. 148. The resolution, which passed the Pennsylvania State Senate earlier this year in an overwhelming bipartisan fashion (47-3), calls on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to exercise its authority under the Clean Air Act and revise the federal biofuel mandate, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), to provide relief to independent refiners in communities throughout Pennsylvania, the East Coast, and the nation....Read the Full Statement
Statement on PA Dems Letter to Biden
September 20, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement today after U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.) led a letter with five Democratic Congressional colleagues urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide immediate economic relief to independent refiners under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)....Read the Full Statement
Statement on Increasing Calls for RFS Reform
August 12, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement on the growing support throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey for the Biden administration to protect thousands of American refinery workers and their good-paying union jobs, by addressing skyrocketing, record compliance costs of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)....Read the Full Statement
Statement on Gas Prices
August 11, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement on the Biden administration's new efforts to lower the high costs of consumer fuel prices nationwide, which threaten to drive inflation, disproportionately hurt lower-income Americans, and undermine the economic recovery....Read the Full Statement
Statement on NJ Resolution
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement today after the New Jersey State Senate passed General Assembly resolution AJR238. The resolution, which passed the New Jersey General Assembly last week, calls on President Biden and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to invoke their authority under the Clean Air Act to provide urgently needed relief to independent refiners under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)....Read the Full Statement
Statement on PA and NJ Resolutions
June 28, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement today after the Pennsylvania State Senate and New Jersey General Assembly each passed resolutions calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to curb skyrocketing compliance costs under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which currently threaten the financial viability and survival of refineries in both states, putting at risk hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity and thousands of high-quality jobs in organized labor....Read the Full Statement
Statement on Favorable SCOTUS Decision on Small Refinery Exemptions
June 25, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement today after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of HollyFrontier in HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association, determining that small refiners are eligible to be granted extended economic relief by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)....Read the Full Statement
Statement on Tri-State Area Businesses Calling on EPA to Fix the Renewable Fuel Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement in response to new letters from business and industry advocacy groups throughout the tri-state region calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address rising costs under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which poses an existential threat to refineries and thousands of union jobs in the region....Read the Full Statement
Statement on Growing Momentum for RFS Reform in the Tri-State Region
June 3, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — As more elected officials, leaders in organized labor and local businesses in the tri-state region call on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address the skyrocketing costs associated with the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), today, the Fueling U.S. Jobs Coalition released the following statement on the growing momentum in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey for EPA to fix the flawed RFS, which threatens thousands of jobs in the region, including hundreds of jobs in organized labor:...Read the Full Statement
Statement on SCOTUS Review of RFS Small Refinery Exemptions
April 27, 2021 - WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard oral arguments in HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association, a case reviewing the ability of small refineries to obtain economic relief from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). ... Read the Full Statement
Statement on President Biden's visit to Delaware County, PA
March 15, 2021 - The Fueling U.S. Jobs Coalition released the following statement on President Biden's visit to Delaware County, PA, where the region's struggling refineries have been severely impacted by the COVID-related economic slowdown and sharp drop in fuel demand: "President Biden's visit to the state of his birth offers a timely reminder of the broad damage that the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted on the American economy...Read the Full Statement
Thousands of Union Workers and Manufacturers Ask EPA for COVID-Related RFS Relief
February 19, 2021 - In a broad-based show of concern over the increasingly dire plight of the nation's refining sector amid the ongoing pandemic, over 3000 union representatives, refinery workers, manufacturers and others have urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant temporary relief from Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations...Read the Full Press Release
Statement on EPA's Request for Comment Re Governors Petitions for Waiver Requests
February 19, 2021 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) request for comment regarding Petitions for a Waiver of the 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel Standards: "EPA and the entirety of the Biden Administration should advance policies that keep the refining sector competitive in the international marketplace...Read the Full Statement
EPA OPENS DOCKET ON GOVERNORS RFS WAIVER REQUESTS IN EFFORT TO ADDRESS DRAMATIC DROP IN U.S. FUEL DEMAND
January 15, 2021 - "Amid unrelenting demand destruction for motor fuels due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today took long-awaited action to move forward on bipartisan requests from six U.S. governors to waive applicable obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Today's move by EPA reflects the fact that action now is timelier than ever because refineries continue to suffer unprecedented financial losses and facility shut-downs, with limited prospects for immediate recovery. The politically and regionally diverse governors calling for waivers from EPA are keenly aware of the hit that refineries and their surrounding communities are taking from adherence to this flawed government mandate. EPA's move finally provides an appropriate and overdue ray of hope to these major state employers...Read the Full Statement
SCOTUS to Review Ethanol RFS Small Refinery Exemptions
January 8, 2021 - The Supreme Court will review a ruling limiting the ability of small refineries to obtain exemptions from federal ethanol RFS biofuel-blending quotas. The justices without comment agreed to hear an appeal by units of HollyFrontier Corp. and Wynnewood Refining Co., which said the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling wrongly deprives small refineries of economic relief that was specifically authorized by Congress. Under law, small refineries facing an "economic hardship" from the mandates can receive exemptions...Read the Full Statement
15 U.S. Senators Press EPA to Reduce 2021 RFS Obligation; Cite Ongoing Drop in Fuel Consumption, Refining Industry Challenges
October 22, 2020 - Fifteen U.S. Senators representing a broad geographic swath of the country are urging EPA to show restraint in establishing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets for 2021 in light of sharp declines in U.S. motor fuel consumption due to the ongoing pandemic. In a letter sent to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on October 21, the 15 Senators asked EPA to increase certainty for the troubled refining sector, account for the real-world constraints of the biofuel "blend wall" in EPA's 2021 blending targets, and appropriately factor in the drastic drop in U.S. demand for core products like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel due to the pandemic...Read the Full Release
Statement on EPA's RFS Announcement on SREs
September 14, 2020 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement in response to EPA's RFS announcement today: Earlier today, EPA announced its intention to deny small refiner exemptions (SREs) despite still undertaking notice and comment review of recent court actions. In light of clear promises the President has made to protect refineries and their workers from adverse regulatory impacts, the Administration in recent days has discussed cash payments to the select few refiners that would have qualified for SREs...Read the Full Statement
Statement On Farm State Senators Letter Released by Sen. Ernst
May 7, 2020 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement in response to the farm state Senators letter released today by Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst: "Today, a contingent of farm state Senators released a letter that, in its essence, acknowledges the fundamental premise of why Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) waivers should be granted to the states of the five Governors who recently requested them...Read the Full Statement
GOVERNORS TO EPA: WAIVE RFS OBLIGATIONS TO AVOID IMMINENT DAMAGE TO STATE FUEL SUPPLIES AND REFINING JOBS
April 16, 2020 - Governors from five states released a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler calling for an expedited waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) renewable volume obligations (RVO). The letter outlines how high RFS compliance costs are putting American fuel supplies and refining jobs at risk as they face plummeting transportation fuel demand associated with the extensive COVID-19-related lifestyle and travel restrictions...Read the Full Press Release
Statement on EPA's Announcement of RFS-Related COVID-19 Actions
March 27, 2020 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement in regard to EPA's announcement of RFS-related COVID-19 actions: Today, the EPA missed an opportunity to contain the costs of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) during the current global crisis. While the Agency did not make a bad situation worse by applying a poorly-reasoned court case nationwide or by exacting illegal and onerous retroactive impacts, nothing announced by EPA today constitutes adequate support for the nation's refineries...Read the Full Statement
Statement on Trump Admin's Position on the 10th Circuit Case
March 6, 2020 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's Position on the 10th Circuit Small Refiner Case: If media reports are accurate, EPA's decision avoids a self-inflicted wound. Failing to assert legal remedies and failing to announce adequate cost containment for RINs would have created unacceptable political and economic fallout squarely on EPA's watch...Read the Full Statement
Statement on Administrator Wheeler's Remarks at House Energy & Commerce Hearing
February 27, 2020 —The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding Administrator Wheeler's remarks at today's House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change Hearing: This morning, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler was confronted by a number of questions regarding the small refinery exemption (SRE) program. For example, Representative McKinley (R-WV) stated that a failure to grant SREs consistent with the 4th Circuit decision in the Ergon case would represent a direct threat to continued refining operations in West Virginia, a facility he termed "critical to the economic vibrancy of our area." Representative Flores (R-TX) further noted EPA had previously... Read the Full Statement
Statement on 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling
January 27, 2020 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding the 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling: In some respects, the 10th Circuit RFA case is a garden variety administrative law matter. The court put some limits on EPA but then remanded three small refinery exemptions (SREs) back to EPA for its determination of what to do about it. Any actual implications are a ways off. There has been a great deal of litigation regarding SREs, most of which has been resolved favorably to granting exemptions...Read the Full Statement
Statement on EPA's Final Supplemental Proposal for Renewable Fuels Volumes
December 19, 2019 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding the release of the final Supplemental Proposal for Renewable Fuels Volumes: "Today's announcement marks another sad chapter in the history of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). A mandate created 15 years ago to help bolster America's energy security by propping up new domestic sources of fuel has today been exposed once and for all as nothing more than a subsidy for agribusiness companies—including an increasing number of companies now making foreign biofuel imported to the U.S. for the RFS—to be guarded at all costs by home-state politicians...Read the Full Statement
STATEMENT AT YPSILANTI, MI HEARING RE. 2020 SUPPLEMENTAL RVO PROPOSAL
October 30, 2019 - Good morning. I'm Alex Gazmararian of the Policy Resolution Group, and I'm testifying on behalf of the Fueling American Jobs Coalition—a group of union workers, mom & pop gas station owners, small retailers, and independent American oil refiners advocating for commonsense fixes to the flawed Renewable Fuel Standard...Click for Full Statement
Statement on EPA Supplemental Proposal for Renewable Fuels Volumes
October 15, 2019 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding today's publication in the Federal Register of a Supplemental Proposal for Renewable Fuels Volumes: "Today, EPA released a notice of supplemental rulemaking dealing with the manner in which EPA would set future renewable volume obligations (RVOs), the ethanol mandates required under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The supplemental describes a potential program that runs counter to the law, regulations, and legal precedents of the Clean Air Act. It is based on a false premise that fair treatment of smaller refineries hurts ethanol demand. And it will have the unintended consequence of diminishing energy security and industrial jobs from Pennsylvania to Texas...Read the Full Statement
STATEMENT ON RFS ANNOUNCEMENT BY EPA AND USDA
October 4, 2019 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) deal announced this morning by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA—which has no jurisdiction over Small Refiner Exemptions, or SREs): "With today's announcement, the President has broken his promise to the manufacturing workers he promised to protect in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and across the nation to benefit Senators and trade associations...Read the Full Statement
Statement Regarding EPA Issuance of Small Refinery Exemptions
August 8, 2019 -The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding public reports regarding the issuance of Small Refinery Exemptions by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Members of the Fueling American Jobs Coalition are pleased at reports indicating that EPA is following the law and the will of Congress to relieve RFS compliance burdens faced by small refineries...Read the Full Statement
Statement on Administrator Wheeler and Sen. Toomey Visit to Monroe Refinery
July 29, 2019 -The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement in regard to today's visit by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey to the Monroe Energy Trainer refining complex: We thank Senator Toomey and Administrator Wheeler for visiting the Monroe refining complex in Philadelphia...Read the Full Statement
Statement on EPA's final rule on E15 and RIN reform
May 31, 2019 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement on the EPA's final rule on E15 and RIN reform: EPA's rule today only offers advanced disclosure of RINs holding and additional monitoring. This will fail to actually reform the complex RIN market.... Read the Full Statement
Statement on DC Circuit Denial of Motion By Advanced Biofuels Association
May 17, 2019- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement on today's DC Circuit denial of a motion for injunction against EPA filed by the Advanced Biofuels Association: "The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit denied the biofuel lobby's request for an injunction against EPA following clear precedent in granting small refinery exemptions under the renewable fuel program."... Read the Full Statement
Statement on E15; Modifications to RFS RIN Market Regulations Rulemaking
April 29, 2019- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition issued the following statement in regard to the closing of comments on the closing of the proposed rule on "Modifications to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15; Modifications to RFS RIN Market Regulations"... Read the Full Statement
Statement on Release of Proposed E15/Market Reform Rule
March 12, 2019—The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding the release of a proposed rule allowing use of E15 during the summertime months and introducing reforms in the trading market for renewable identification numbers, or RINs, the tradeable credits used under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Today, EPA released the long-anticipated rule on E15 use coupled with market reforms for the troubled RINs trading regime... Read the Full Statement
Statement on Vote to Confirm Andrew Wheeler as the Next Administrator of the EPA
February 28, 2019—The Fueling American Jobs Coalition issued the following statement in regard to today's vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm Andrew Wheeler as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency:
EPA will benefit greatly from having someone as experienced and qualified as Andrew Wheeler at its helm... Read the Full Statement
Statement on Andrew Wheeler's EPA Confirmation Hearing
January 15, 2019—The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding Andrew Wheeler's EPA Confirmation Hearing:
Members of the Fueling American Jobs Coalition look forward to hearing from Acting Administrator Wheeler on his positions regarding the renewable fuel standard and its implementation in a manner that supports U.S. biofuel production while also reducing compliance costs on blue-collar refinery workers across America... Read the Full Statement
Statement on EPA's Announcement of 2019 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs)
November 30, 2018—The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of the 2019 renewable volume obligations (RVOs):
In keeping with annual ritual, EPA has once again released RVO guidelines for the coming year that artificially elevate the requirement for ethanol in motor fuels far above true market demand... Read the Full Statement
Statement on Reuters Story: No Such Thing As A Hold On SREs
November 28, 2018- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding a Reuters story published this morning entitled, "Exclusive: EPA refinery biofuel waiver program on hold pending review – sources":
A report this morning in Reuters attributes to unnamed sources at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the notion that small refiners exemptions (SREs) are on hold pending methodological review... Read the Full Statement
Statement on Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's Waiver Request to EPA Acting Administrator Wheeler
November 15, 2018: The Fueling American Jobs Coalition released the following statement regarding Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf's waiver request to EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler:
For years, refiners across the U.S. have been forced to comply with this government mandate by purchasing compliance credits on an unregulated secondary market subject to volatile prices, middlemen mark-ups and documented fraud... Read the Full Statement
Statement on Senator Toomey's Visit to Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer, PA
October 31, 2018- Today, the Fueling American Jobs Coalition released this statement in regard to Senator Toomeys visit to the Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer, PA:
We applaud Sen. Toomey for drawing attention to the continuing plight of independent refiners forced to operate under the cloud of the inherently flawed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)... Read the Full Statement
Statement on President Trump's E15 Announcement
October 9, 2018- Today, the Fueling American Jobs Coalition released this statement in regard to President Trump's announcement on E15:
President Trump has been calling for some time for a 'win-win' solution to the RFS that benefits biofuel producers and farmers while protecting merchant refiners from out-of-control compliance costs... Read the Full Statement
Statement on PA Reps to Trump Letter
September 18, 2018- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition issued the following statement in response to the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation letter sent to President Trump in regard to the negative impact of the RFS on the state's constituents and economy:
The FAJC commends the Pennsylvania Members of Congress, led by Senate candidate Rep. Lou Barletta, for taking a strong stance on behalf of the state's vitally important refining sector... Read the Full Statement
Statement on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision
July 20, 2018- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition issued the following statement in regards to the Fourth Circut Court of Appeals decision:
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit just handed down an important decision in Ergon-WV v EPA arguing that the EPA's denial of a small-refiner exemption (SRE) under the federal renewable fuel standard (RFS) was arbitrary and capricious... Read the Full Statement
Statement in Regard to the July 18th EPA Field Hearing in Michigan
July 18, 2018- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition issued the following statement in regard to today's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) field hearing in Michigan:
Today, the EPA is asking witnesses to address its proposed renewable volume obligation (RVO) for the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program for 2019 and biomass-based diesel volumes for 2020... Read the Full Statement
Statement on Pruitt's Resignation From The EPA
July 6, 2018- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition (FAJC) released the following statement on Pruitt's Resignation from the EPA:
Some in the biofuels industry have suggested that successorship at EPA was in some way related to implementation issues regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) or consideration of small-refiner exemptions (SREs). Nothing could be further from the truth... Read The Full Statement
Statement on Proposed 2019 Renewable Volume Obligations by EPA
June 26, 2018- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition (FAJC) released the following statement regarding the proposed 2019 renewable volume obligations released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier today:
The Fueling American Jobs Coalition credits EPA for adhering to precedent in its proposed rulemaking establishing the 2019 volume obligations for the RFS program while making progress on pushing forward much needed RIN market reforms.... Read the Full Statement
Rebuttal to Ethanol Demand Destruction
June 1, 2018 - Over the last several weeks, ethanol advocates have argued that small refinery exemptions (SREs) and consequent reduced RINs costs have reduced demand for ethanol.
However, when more accurate EIA monthly data is reviewed and when ethanol executives speak on their own earnings calls, a very different picture emerges. … Read the FAJC Rebuttal
Statement on President Trump's Remarks During a Meeting with Senators and Governors
April 12, 2018 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition issued the following statement in response to President Trump's remarks today in at a White House meeting with Senators and Governors:
"The President's statements today on the need to help refinery workers and his acknowledgement about the tough circumstances many refiners are facing, in large part due to persistently excessive RIN costs, are encouraging."... Read the Full Statement
Statement on USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue's Comments at the National Press Club
March 21, 2018 - Yesterday, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue addressed a National Press Club audience in part discussing biofuel issues. The Fueling American Jobs Coalition has several reactions to his statements on the RFS program.
"First, we were glad to hear the Secretary acknowledge what he termed 'intense discussions about the solution' - a candid admission that problems exist with current implementation of the RFS program."... Read the Full Statement
Statement on Recent Administration RFS Negotiations
March 16, 2018- The Fueling American Jobs Coalition issued the following statement:
"The Coalition is pleased that the Administration is continuing to have discussions on a win-win solution that would expand the market for biofuels and contain the high-RINs costs that are threatening blue-collar refining jobs. One thing is for certain: any deal must include real RINs cost containment if the Administration is to hold faith with thousands of refinery workers in Pennsylvania and across the nation."... Read the Full Statement
Statement on EPA Settlement With PES
"Administrative action on RINs is still important and necessary." ...Read the Full Statement
Fact Sheet Setting the Record Straight About RFS Compliance
Philadelphia Energy Solutions
Statement on the PES Rally in Philadelphia
February 22, 2018 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition issued the following statement:
"Today, Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Lou Barletta addressed a large and enthusiastic audience of refinery workers from throughout the Greater Philadelphia region on problems associated with the credit trading system under the renewable fuels standard...Read the Full Statement.
Statement on the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Bankruptcy Announcement
January 22, 2018 - The Fueling American Jobs Coalition today released the following statement regarding the bankruptcy announcement this weekend of Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES):
"What we're seeing happen at PES is exactly what we've been warning about for many months. The Renewable Fuels Standard is not working the way it should and needs to be fixed... Read the Full Statement
Fact Sheet Correcting the Renewable Fuel Association's (RFA) Attacks on Governors Wolf and Abbott
December 18, 2017 - The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently attacked petitions the Governors of Pennsylvania and Texas filed with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce the requirements of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
Unfortunately, RFA's document contains much more fiction than fact and represents a complete misrepresentation of how the fuel supply chain works. In fact, it perpetuates several fictions meant to support RFA's joint lobbying efforts with "Big Oil" to maintain an RFS that incentivizes making more money on RINs than expanding biofuel use. Here's the real fact versus fiction...Read the Fact Sheet
Watch: Manufacturing and Refinery Workers Call on President Trump to Fix the RFS
November 28, 2017 - Watch as manufacturing and refinery workers ask President Trump to help protect their jobs and agree to take a meeting with nine Senators who want to discuss common sense reforms to the EPA's flawed Renewable Fuels Standard. If the administration doesn't act soon, thousands of well-paying manufacturing and refining jobs could be lost because of the high burden that the RFS places on independent refiners...Click for Full Video
Fueling American Jobs Coalition Launches New Ad Campaign Urging Trump to Stand with American Workers on RFS
October 30, 2017 - Washington, D.C. – The Fueling American Jobs Coalition announced today the launch of "Betray," a new ad campaign urging President Trump to stop caving to the ethanol lobby. If the president doesn't change course, he runs the risk of turning his back on the American manufacturing workers who helped make his presidency a reality. Fueling American Jobs Coalition's members include a wide range of U.S. companies including independent refiners, unions and small businesses.
"Betray" refers to President Trump's failure to consider any reforms to the outdated Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which protects windfall profits for large integrated oil companies and massive fuel retailers, while placing an unfair burden on independent fuel refiners and gas stations. The president's refusal to fix the RFS could put 75,000 to 150,000 U.S. jobs at risk... Read the Full Press Release
Watch: Video Highlights of Our Rally Last Month at the Monroe Refinery
October 9, 2017 - Monroe Refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania
Watch highlights from our rally last month as Congressman Pat Meehan (R-PA), Congressman Ryan Costello (R-PA), Congressman Bob Brady (D-PA), numerous local elected officials, and hundreds of refinery workers braved a driving rainstorm and called on President Donald Trump to fix the RFS and protect thousands of well-paying refining and manufacturing jobs! Click for Full Video
Refining Industry to EPA: True RFS Reform Starts with Changing the Point of Obligation
August 1, 2017 – Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials heard compelling, in-person arguments that true reform of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) starts with changing the "point of obligation" for blending biofuels into our nation's gasoline supply. At an EPA-sponsored hearing on the agency's proposed 2018 volume standards, key representatives of refineries, small gasoline retailers, unions and others showcased data highlighting the tens of thousands of good-paying refining jobs at risk if EPA fails to reform the program.... Read The Full Release
Statements on the August 1st EPA Hearing on the Agency's Proposed 2018 Volume Standards and its Relation to the Point of Obligation and RFS
PBF Energy Statement
Monroe Energy Statement
HollyFrontier Statement
United Steelworkers Statement
Valero Statements