"President Trump is expected to follow through soon on a big promise to Corn Belt states, leaving his EPA chief to broker a politically risky deal with the oil industry.

The Trump administration is likely to announce a new policy in the coming weeks to allow gasoline blended with more ethanol to be sold year-round, several sources told E&E News. It's a move that's long been pushed by biofuel makers and GOP lawmakers from corn-growing states, many of whom are facing tough re-election races in the fall.

The likely change has thrown acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler into the middle of a battle between the oil and agriculture industries at a time when Wheeler is rumored to be looking for a nomination that would allow him to shed his temporary title."

Corbin Hiar, Mike Soraghan, and Robin Bravender report for Greenwire September 26, 2018. [2]