Chuck Grassley blasts EPA’s ‘broken’ ethanol waivers for big refiners

Published May 23, 2018 4:12pm ET



Sen. Chuck Grassley criticized Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Wednesday for running a “broken” ethanol program, after reports said Marathon Petroleum, the nation’s second largest refiner, is seeking a “hardship” waiver to not blend ethanol.

“That an oil company making billions of dollars in profits even thinks it has a shot at receiving a ‘hardship’ waiver proves how broken this process is,” the Iowa Republican said.

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