EPA lists air pollution, engine warranties as concerns

ArgusLeader.com (South Dakota)
Thom Gabrukiewicz • tgabrukiew@argusleader.com • May 19, 2009

As ethanol groups fight for the chance to blend more of the fuel into the nation's gasoline supply, opponents say such a move would threaten engine warranties and raise health concerns, and on Monday they urged the Environmental Protection Agency Monday not to increase the blend ratio.

In March, the ethanol trade group Growth Energy and 54 ethanol manufacturers submitted a waiver request to the EPA to allow the nation's gasoline supply to be blended with 15 percent ethanol, saying the increase from 10 percent would create jobs by the thousands and jump-start the rural economy.

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