EPA Weighs Interim Rule To Implement Energy Law's Fuel Mandate

Faced with conflicting deadlines in the new energy law, EPA is considering whether to issue an interim rulemaking by early next year offering ground rules for a flexible trading program to implement the law's renewable fuels mandate beginning Jan. 1, 2006, according to agency and oil industry sources. The agency is considering the interim rule amid industry concerns that a possible EPA resource crunch could complicate the agency's ability to provide clear requirements to companies planning their compliance strategies under...