Trump EPA Pledges Biofuel Boost to Calm Corn-State Criticism (1)

摘要

The Trump administration is taking action to boost U.S. demand for corn-based ethanol and soybeanbasedbiodiesel, as the president seeks to temper criticism from farmers and Midwest politicians beforenext year’s election.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Agriculture on Friday outlined several stepsto aid those renewable fuels, committing to boost annual biofuel-blending quotas to make up for waiversexempting some small refineries from the mandates. The shift, which still must be formally proposed andcodified, would effectively force bigger, non-exempted refineries to take up the slack.