Grassley “suspicious of Big Oil taking over” as Chevron buys leading biodiesel producer

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is leery of oil giant Chevron buying Renewable Energy Group, the largest producer of biodiesel in the U.S.

On a call with reporters Tuesday, the Iowa Republican says he’s had bad experiences with oil companies combining with biofuels.

“During the Trump administration we often went to the White House to argue what EPA might be doing to harm ethanol. One time Valero was at the meeting (and) I didn’t see him defending ethanol even though they own some ethanol plants.

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