Ericka Perryman News Today

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has the authority to issue the waivers, on Friday denied exemption requests from 15 small refineries, a move welcomed by crop producers.

A group of refiners plan to file a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's rejection of waivers to exempt oil refiners from biofuel blending mandates which has left some on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars, Par Pacific told Reuters on Monday.

And Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a six-week abortion ban into law.

Biden is using the oil industry as his piñata, even as families continue to suffer under record inflation.

“This small, temporary storm impact on oil production provides no excuse — no excuse — for price increases at the pump,” Biden said.

The climbing prices have been closely linked to decreased production during the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the resulting sanctions.

Ethanol supporters disappointed in narrow approach taken by California to reduce carbon emissions.

And more from our interview with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.

"Edelman is really leading the charge on protecting old energy at the same time they are promoting new energy," according to one critic.

Experts don’t see ways for elected officials to quickly cut gas prices. But there might be moves to reduce prices over time.