A vote on the nomination of Douglas Benevento as EPA’s deputy administrator is on hold. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst said she will oppose the nomination until she finds out how the agency is handling future blending requirement waivers for small refineries. Without Ernst’s vote, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair John Barrasso said a path forward for Benevento “no longer exists.”
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