Midwestern Lawmakers Press White House To Allow Year-Round E15 Fuel

A bipartisan group of lawmakers from corn-belt states is pressing the White House to ensure EPA swiftly approves petitions by Midwestern governors to allow sale of 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) year-round in their states, after the agency told a federal court it now needs until March to finalize its approval, just ahead of the summer driving season. In their Dec. 14 letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, lawmakers say that under the Clean Air Act,...