At oil industry request, EPA delays switch to cleaner-burning summer gasoline

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The Environmental Protection Agency, citing the coronavirus pandemic, is giving the oil industry an extra 2 1/2 weeks before it must start selling cleaner-burning summer-grade gasoline.

The EPA announced Friday it would delay the deadline by which gasoline distributors must stop selling winter-grade gasoline from May 1 to May 20, granting a critical request from the American Petroleum Institute.

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