date:Oct 08, 2012
, the coalition toldthe EPA, emphasizing that the RFS will exacerbate the effects ofthe drought by further increasing the price of corn, and in turn,all food products that depend on corn for their production.
Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA administrator has the power towaive the RFS mandate in situations where not doing so wouldseverely harm the economy. AFFI and its allies pointed to recentstudies that concluded providing a waiver would directly relievethese pressures on the price and availa