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Trump Lifts Summer Ethanol Ban Meant to Prevent Smog

Trump Lifts Summer Ethanol Ban Meant to Prevent Smog

Just before the weekend, the Trump administration lifted a summertime ban on gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol, the New York Times reported. The move, which is a boon to Midwest corn and soybean farmers hurt by both Trump’s escalating trade war with China and catastrophic flooding, has made unlikely allies of the oil industry […]

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    Jerome ‘The Bus’ Bettis Advocates for Clean Air Standards

    Jerome ‘The Bus’ Bettis Advocates for Clean Air Standards

    Clean Air Council Retired National Football League (NFL) legend Jerome Bettis met with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Dec. 15, before meeting with members of Congress on behalf of the Clean Air Council (CAC) to advocate for the EPA’s clean air rules. Bettis, an asthmatic, was joined by Katie Feeney, policy […]