Senators mount opposition to EPA’s decision to allow higher ethanol blends
Senators criticized the EPA's decision to allow 15 percent ethanol blends
Andrew Restuccia, The Hill
A bipartisan coalition of senators are mounting increased opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to allow some vehicles to fuel up with higher blends of ethanol in their gasoline.
In two consecutive letters to the EPA this week, the senators criticized the EPA's decision to allow 15 percent ethanol blends (E15) in gasoline for model year 2007 and newer vehicles, and asked the agency to analyze the effects of increased ethanol use on the vehicle fleet. Sens. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.) sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Wednesday asking whether the agency's decision to allow E15 blends in some vehicles will affect the availability of pure gasoline. More...