Senate urged to deny higher ethanol blending cap

摘要

A coalition of associations and organizations asked the US Senate on Feb. 6 not to approve a provision in the economic stimulus bill it is debating that would increase the current ethanol blending cap.The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association and 18 other groups said that adopting such a provision would short-circuit the Clean Air Act regulatory structure for approving the introduction of new fuels or fuel blends, and would lead to increased air emissions from gasoline-powered engines and potentially endanger consumers.