Farmers blame Trump for biofuels rule they view as betrayal
Story Date: 10/17/2019

 

Source: David Pitt, WRAL, 10/16/19

 Agriculture commodity groups and some farmers expressed frustration and anger Wednesday with a rule released by the Environmental Protection Agency that they said fails to uphold a promise President Donald Trump made 12 days ago to fulfill the intent of an ethanol law passed by Congress. Since Trump became president, the EPA has given 85 oil refineries exemptions from blending ethanol into the gasoline they sell.

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