SOUTH COAST RIPS ARB GAS RULE EXCLUSION OF OFF-ROAD ETHANOL EMISSIONS

The South Coast air district is blasting an air board staff decision to exclude ethanol permeation emissions from off-road vehicles in an update of a key model used to predict pollution impacts of reformulated gasoline (RFG). South Coast officials believe the decision will lead to underestimated hydrocarbon emissions and mitigation targets that will fall short of addressing actual pollution. But the air board defends the decision, citing a lack of off-road data, and intends to advance the new model to...