Senators urge Trump against granting year-round E15 waiver

October 5, 2018
A group of Democratic and Republican senators is urging President Donald Trump against proceeding with tentative plans to authorize EPA to grant a waiver that would allow year-round sales of ethanol blends up to 15 percent (E15), echoing oil industry claims that the move could have several adverse impacts including worsening air quality. In an Oct. 4 letter to Trump , Sens. James Inhofe (R-OK), Ben Cardin (D-MD) and 18 other members of the upper chamber warn Trump that lifting...


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