EPA schedules public hearing on Tier 3 test fuel proposal

EPA will hold a virtual public hearing July 13 on its proposal to adjust test fuel rules to reflect the use of modern fuels containing ethanol, a plan that some observers say contains an option that could negate federal requirements to cut greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources. The agency announced the hearing in a Federal Register notice slated for publication July 2, while it continues to take written comment on the plan through an Aug. 11 deadline. The...