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EPA lets eight states sell high-ethanol gas all year |
The Biden administration will allow eight states to sell gasoline made up of a higher concentration of ethanol all year— though it's doing so one-year later than it had originally proposed.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday issued a rule that grants a request from the states to sell gasoline made up of 15 percent ethanol, rather than the typical 10 percent or less. The states are: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Support in some of those states could be crucial for President Biden as he seeks reelection this fall. The states said in their 2022 letter that year-round sales would "help provide relief, flexibility, and certainty in the fuel market" at a time when the world was seeing high fuel prices. Higher demand for ethanol could also be a boon for corn farmers in their states. In most of the country, 15-percent ethanol cannot be sold due to concerns that it forms smog in hot weather. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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Experts from the United Nations issued a statement this week criticizing companies for chemical contamination in North Carolina. |
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised concerns in a letter to its Georgia counterpart about the state utility's storage of coal ash. |
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The California Department of Water Resources on Wednesday announced an increase in its projected statewide water allocations for 2024 — following a series of storms that deluged the Golden State over the past two months. |
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Many of the largest U.S. banks and asset managers are retreating from their climate commitments amid rising federal scrutiny and an assault on environmentally conscious investing in state legislatures. |
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The FBI informant indicted for making up an allegation central to the GOP impeachment case against President Biden was rearrested Thursday morning, according to court documents. Read more |
| A special prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case involving former President Trump objected Thursday to a judge's plan to question his former attorney behind closed doors about the timeline of his relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D). Read more |
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