Washington Post: This isn't just a bit of environmental trivia. There's a fierce battle in the United States over whether the Environmental Protection Agency should allow more diesel made from palm oil to be used by U.S. refineries. Agribusiness groups are lobbying for its use. Environmentalists are trying to block it -- with some saying this could be the EPA's most important climate-change decision of the year. Here's the backstory: In 2007, Congress expanded a requirement for U.S. refineries to blend a certain...
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