U.S. ETHANOL PLANTS IDLING; HOUSE OVERSIGHT MEMBERS CALL PIPELINE APPROVAL PROCESS "STACKED AGAINST LANDOWNERS"

WASHINGTON - Approximately two dozen conservative groups, including Heritage Action for America and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, have called for President Donald Trump to waive the biofuel blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard for the remainder of 2020. The groups contended “that the decline in gasoline consumption due to the pandemic makes the 15 billion gallon blending requirement impossible to meet.”

That comes as the Renewable Fuels Association stated that “As of Monday, over half of the operating capacity of U.S. ethanol plants is idle. Of the 204 plants, 46 are operating at full capacity and 74 are temporarily shuttered.”

Next, Democrats sitting on the House Oversight Subcommittee on civil rights and civil liberties articulated that “FERC's natural gas pipeline approval process is 'stacked' against landowners in the path of interstate projects.” According to the report, “FERC has a more than 99 percent approval rate for certificates that allow natural gas companies to assert eminent domain in court. The investigation also found that FERC issued a tolling order to every single landowner who requested a rehearing over the last 12 years, and in every case, FERC eventually denied the request.”

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