# RFA to Zeldin: EPA Should 'Promptly Deny' RFS Waiver Requests

> The Renewable Fuels Association sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to promptly deny a request from the governors of Alabama and Louisiana for a general waiver of 2027 Renewable Fuel Standard blending requirements. The RFA argues the governors have not shown severe economic harm and that ethanol blending is reducing consumer gas prices.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T15:10:25.942Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97986-rfa-to-zeldin-epa-should-promptly-deny-rfs-waiver-requests
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ETHANOL.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

If EPA granted the waiver, ethanol blending demand and corn-based ethanol output could fall, weakening corn and ethanol demand. The RFA's opposition makes a near-term waiver less likely, so the price impact is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral
- ETHANOL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-26 | [Reaction to EPA's proposed new RFS quotas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64403-reaction-to-epa-s-proposed-new-rfs-quotas.md) | -2.3% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2020-05-15 | [EPA delivers proposed rule to set 2021 RFS RVOs to OMB  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52995-epa-delivers-proposed-rule-to-set-2021-rfs-rvos-to-omb-biodiesel-magazine.md) | -0.3% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2021-01-22 | [Column: Biden should revisit China trade deal to weed out problem spots for U.S. agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49010-column-biden-should-revisit-china-trade-deal-to-weed-out-problem-spots-for-u-s.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Wheeler didn’t promise RFS action ahead of elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51486-wheeler-didn-t-promise-rfs-action-ahead-of-elections.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-24 | [Producers should make ARC - PLC election decisions by Dec . 11](https://feedsoft.ai/events/740-producers-should-make-arc-plc-election-decisions-by-dec-11.md) | -1.1% | — |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/news-releases/article/2026/11/rfa-to-zeldin-epa-should-promptly-deny-rfs-waiver-requests

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