EPA Punts Midwest E15 Fuel Approval To March, Citing Refiners’ Concerns

EPA says it needs until late March to finalize its controversial rule that would allow for 15 percent ethanol (E15) fuel sales year-round in some Midwestern states, fighting Iowa and Nebraska’s latest legal moves to force issuance of the rule, amid pressure from refiners and others to stall the measure and reported White House reluctance to authorize it. “EPA has received numerous administrative petitions seeking to delay the effective date of the final rule. EPA is required to consider such...