The federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which mandates that ethanol and other biofuels are mixed into nearly every gallon of gasoline sold in the United States, is the perfect example of how a government program can attract the kind of swamp creatures President Trump vowed to eliminate.
Rather than reduce the number of special interest groups seeking preferential treatment, lobbyists for oil refiners and corn-ethanol producers have stepped up their attempts to influence Mr. Trump and officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect those sections of the RFS that favor their industry.
