EPA reportedly 'rushed' E15 waiver proposal

March 28, 2019
EPA reportedly “rushed” its proposal to allow year-round sales of 15 percent ethanol (E15), according to a news report, prompting some critics to charge that the agency is so keen to finish the rule before this year's summer driving season that it omitted key analysis. Bloomberg on March 27 reported that EPA justified its decision not to conduct an in-depth environmental analysis of its proposal by arguing the measure wouldn't give a major boost to the fuel. The plan...


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