Energy and Environment

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

By Abby Smith

Published March 27, 2020 7:19pm ET

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At oil industry request, EPA delays switch to cleaner-burning summer gasoline — The new waiver supersedes and expands a previous waiver that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued on Wednesday to include 12 states and Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) | Julio Cortez

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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