EPA grants ‘financial hardship’ waiver to oil refinery owned by billionaire, Trump confidant

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a financial hardship waiver to an Oklahoma oil refinery owned by billionaire and Trump confidant Carl Icahn. First reported by Reuters, the waiver will exempt the oil refinery from requirements under a federal biofuels law — the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) — effectively allowing it to avoid tens of millions of dollars in costs. The RFS rules aim to limit air pollution, reduce oil imports, and support corn farmers by requiring refineries to include biofuels in the nation’s gasoline and diesel mix.

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