Oil-State Senators Push Trump on Refinery Biofuel Waivers

Refineries seek to overturn tentative White House decision
Administration has March 9 deadline to respond to court ruling

Donald Trump speaks during an event at an ethanol facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa in 2019.Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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By Jennifer A Dlouhy

March 2, 2020 at 8:29 PM UTC

Updated on

March 3, 2020 at 5:02 PM UTC

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The oil industry and its Capitol Hill allies are pressing the Trump administration to defend its decision to exempt oil refineries from requirements they blend biofuels into gasoline and diesel.

The administration has until the end of next Monday to request the full 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rehear a decision that threatens to curtail the use of waivers.