NFU President Rob Larew Asks EPA to Promote Higher-Level Ethanol Blends

May 16, 2023

NFU President Rob Larew advocated for ethanol to play a larger role in the transition to low-pollutant vehicles during an Environmental Protection Agency hearing .

“NFU has long urged EPA to support rural America by promoting higher-level blends of ethanol as a cost-effective means of achieving required and improved octane levels, and we ask Administrator Regan to stand by his commitment to work with the agricultural community,” President Larew said in his testimony. “Increased use of mid-level ethanol blends will provide added and significant GHG emissions reductions as well as reducing harmful and cancer-causing pollutants, such as PM and air toxics.”

President Larew expressed concern that the EPA’s proposed rule for “Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles

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