Midwestern Governors Seek EPA Action To Bypass D.C. Circuit E15 Ruling

Seven Midwestern governors say they may ask EPA to write a rule, using rarely used Clean Air Act authority, that would allow their states to sell 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) year-round, an effort that would sidestep a court ruling that blocked nationwide summertime sales of the fuel, frustrating those seeking to expand the ethanol market. In a Nov. 3 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Govs. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Doug Burgum (R-ND), Tim Walz (D-MN), Michael...