That seems pretty disingenuous to me, TBH. Article to your linked article it's not an issue of the refinery's owner wanted to increase capacity and the White Ho

That seems pretty disingenuous to me, TBH. Article to your linked article it's not an issue of the refinery's owner wanted to increase capacity and the White House said no. It's an issue of a refinery already experiencing environmental issues wanted to expand and weren't addressing the existing outstanding issues. Also, I find it curious the refinery in question is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands. I could be completely wrong but I would guess that refinery is producing refined products for export and not serving the U.S. domestic market. In another vein, it's interesting too that U.S. gasoline exports to Mexico and Latin America have risen to record levels. It's almost as if we're not a Socialist country and we can't tell those companies to supply that gas to the domestic market to help drive prices down.