Push For Year-Round E15 Faces Uncertainty Amid Broader Budget Battle

A legislative push by biofuels supporters and some oil sector groups to authorize year-round 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) is facing renewed uncertainty as prospects for the measure to pass as part of a stopgap spending measure fade, scotching hopes of a quick passage through Congress and sending supporters looking for other legislative vehicles. Backers of bipartisan, bicameral bills seeking year-round E15 had earlier pinned their hopes on attaching the legislation to a larger, must-pass bill, such as a continuing...