CARB Evaluating E15 Effects In Response To Ethanol Industry Request

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is conducting a “multimedia evaluation” of the potential effects of allowing gasoline blends with 15 percent ethanol (E15) to be sold in the state, in response to a request from the ethanol industry and individual ethanol producers, according to sources. The evaluation -- which examines E15’s possible impacts on air quality, water quality, soil and other environmental media -- comes as U.S. EPA under the Trump administration has finalized fuel regulation waivers that would...