Trump Proposes Higher Ethanol Sales, Pledges Help for Refiners
Gasoline with a higher ethanol content will now be sold year-round, as refiners also get waivers
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President Donald Trump on Thursday outlined changes to U.S. biofuel laws that would allow more ethanol to be used, a nod to farmers caught in the crosshairs of a potential trade war with China, while also offering some relief to fuel suppliers who have complained about compliance costs.
Allowing the year-round sale of fuel containing as much as 15 percent ethanol, a blend known as E-15, “makes a lot of farmers happy," Trump said prior to a White House meeting with Republican lawmakers from farm states. “We’re going to also be helping the refineries," he added.