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EPA to Reconsider Texas Air Rules Amid Diesel Crisis

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  • EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency will reconsider Texas air-quality rules amid a diesel-price disaster.
  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a disaster and allowed untaxed dyed diesel on public roads.
  • Diesel prices rose to $6.40 a gallon, up $0.84 from a month ago and $2.76 from a year ago.
  • Sen. Chuck Grassley and other farm-state Republicans proposed embargoing diesel exports to boost supply.