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Bloomberg reports White House officials have directed the EPA to back off on proposals that would weaken the Renewable Fuels Standard.

Citing “people familiar with the decision”, Bloomberg says the EPA has been instructed to abandon two proposed changes: a reduction in biodiesel requirements and a proposal to allow export ethanol to count toward domestic quotas.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds held a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss phone conversations she had earlier in the day with both President Trump and EPA administrator Scott Pruitt.

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