HOUSE REFINERY BILL SPARKS CONCERN ABOUT IMPACT ON EPA DIESEL RULES

Legislation that could be voted on by the House this week to expand the nation's oil refining capacity and limit the number of EPA-approved fuels is prompting concerns by state officials and others that it could derail implementation of clean-diesel emission rules over the next several years. At issue is a section of H.R. 3893, the Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005, that would require EPA to limit its approvals of fuels in state implementation plans to six types,...