OMAHA- Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts says President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday voiced support for renewable fuel blending requirements despite his opposition to them while a member of Congress. Ricketts expressed confidence after his meeting with EPA nominee Lee Zeldin that the former Florida representative and the Trump administration will be supportive of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard and Nebraska’s ethanol industry.

Ricketts said in a call with reporters that he started off his meeting with Zeldin by asking about his past opposition to renewable fuels. He said he stressed to Zeldin the importance of ethanol production to corn producers and to the nation’s energy security. Ricketts’ confidence in Trump’s support of biofuels comes although while he was president from 2017 to 2021, his EPA granted several exemptions from the standard to refiners.

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