Trump EPA Keeps Biden-Era Gasoline Change Meant to Boost Ethanol
- Zeldin calls decision a compromise meant to help consumers
- Oil refiner, biofuel producer rivalry marked first Trump term
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The Trump administration is holding firm to an April fuel policy change meant to bolster sales of corn-based ethanol, despite some oil industry warnings it could raise gasoline costs and cause fuel supply disruptions.
The Environmental Protection Agency will keep to April 28 as the implementation date for ending special treatment that waives conventional E10 gasoline from fuel volatility limits in as many as eight Midwestern states, Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement.