US EPA sends biofuel-blending volume proposal to White House for review
NEW YORK, May 15 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sent a proposed rule to the White House for review on the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into their fuel beginning in 2026.
Under the Renewable Fuel Standard, oil refiners must blend billions of gallons of biofuels into their fuel or buy tradable credits from those that do.
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