EPA Expands Clean-Fuel Waiver Nationwide In Aftermath Of Hurricane

EPA is expanding nationwide an emergency waiver from summertime clean-fuel requirements under the Clean Air Act in an effort to minimize oil supply disruptions that could send gasoline prices soaring as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The decision came after the petroleum industry and at least one governor lobbied the agency to extend the waiver beyond just the Gulf Coast states. EPA issued a statement Aug. 31 announcing that the entire nation would be exempt from the seasonal fuel requirements...