ARB, INDUSTRY SEEK EPA ANSWERS ON FUEL-OXYGEN REQUIREMENTS

Air board officials are asking U.S. EPA to clarify whether California refiners can sell non-oxygenated gasoline in nonattainment areas of the state, or whether the agency plans a rule to officially lift the oxygen requirement that was eliminated by the energy bill in August. The issue is significant to state air officials, who expect to see some decreases in certain pollutant emissions with the reduction of ethanol fuel blends, and industry, which may choose to produce more non-oxygenated gasoline depending...