August 27, 2026 · Directly related claim / evidence

Trump officials weigh expanding small-refinery RFS exemptions as farm and biofuel groups push back

Reuters reported on August 27 that President Trump and senior energy, environmental and agriculture officials discussed a plan that could roughly double the size of small-refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard, from the 990 million credits anticipated in EPA’s March 2026 rule to as many as 1.8 billion credits. The administration was also considering ways to restore exempted gallons in future annual biofuel quotas. A White House official said no final decision had been announced and that the administration would weigh consumers, farmers and energy supply chains.

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August 21, 2026 · Directly related claim / evidence

Nearly 200 MAHA activists urge Trump not to rely on coal for AI data-center expansion

Associated Press reported that nearly 200 activists associated with the Make America Healthy Again movement sent an August 21 letter urging Trump and several Cabinet officials not to expand coal use to power AI data centers. The letter is a documented internal-coalition policy dispute, not an official HHS position and not evidence that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed the letter.

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Current role: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Trump administration.

Current role: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the Trump administration.

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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. This profile tracks environmental regulation, climate, air and water policy, enforcement and deregulatory claims.

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