President Donald Trump has cited his move to allow year-round sales of high-ethanol gasoline as farmers pressure him to dial back decisions to exempt oil refineries from biofuel-blending mandates, signaling the president sees the two issues as related.
July 11, 2019Mario Parker and Jennifer A. Dlouhy
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Trump Defends Refinery Waivers by Noting Expanded Ethanol Sales
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Trump Advances Changes to Unleash Sales of Ethanol-Blend Gasoline
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg NewsThe Trump administration on March 12 advanced a plan meant to expand the U.S. market for corn-based ethanol and place trading restrictions on credits that refiners use to prove they are using biofuel.
March 12, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel 
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Trump Agencies Bicker Over Ethanol as Higher Fuel Use Looms
A worker walks next to distilling tanks at a sugar cane processing facility near Sertaozinho, Brazil. (Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg News)President Donald Trump’s pledge to his rural agricultural base to allow year-round sales of higher blends of ethanol spurred differing opinions between key federal agencies Feb. 27.
February 28, 2019 Business, Fuel 
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Marathon Considers Selling High-Ethanol Gas in Minnesota
Michael Conroy/Associated PressMarathon Petroleum Corp., the largest U.S. oil refiner after its $23.3 billion acquisition of rival Andeavor this month, is weighing a plan to start sales of high-ethanol gasoline at its stations in Minnesota, according to people familiar with the matter.
October 22, 2018