GAS STATIONS SPLIT WITH BIG OIL IN SEEKING BROADER EPA CLEAN-FUEL WAIVER

Gas station operators are opposing big oil companies and refiners by urging EPA to expand a clean-fuel waiver issued last week in response to fuel disruptions in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Concerned about rising gasoline prices and waning sales, the gas station operators are renewing a long-standing push by asking that EPA waive nationwide its gasoline requirements for smog-ridden areas. But oil companies, who have long been wary of such a waiver, say the push would result in market...