EPA Hearing on Ethanol Set for Thursday

Posted on December 3, 2013 by ABBRA in News
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The Environmental Protection Agency is holding a hearing Thursday to receive testimony on a proposal that would lower the required amount of ethanol in the fuel supply for the first time ever. The required amount is now 13 billion gallons, which is the total saturation at E10, or fuel with 10 percent ethanol, which is […]

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EPA Proposes Reducing Biofuel Mandate

Posted on November 18, 2013 by ABBRA in News
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday proposed to reduce the amount of ethanol in the nation’s fuel supply for the first time, acknowledging that the biofuel law championed by both parties in 2007 is not working as well as expected. While the proposal highlights the government’s struggle to ramp up production of homegrown […]

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Lawsuit Threat Against the EPA Could Affect Marine Industry

Posted on September 25, 2013 by ABBRA in News
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Environmental groups are threatening the Environmental Protection Agency with a lawsuit that could result in additional regulations for boatbuilders. The Sierra Club and California Communities Against Air Toxics said in an Aug. 26 letter recently posted to the EPA’s website that the agency failed to review toxics standards for 46 industries, including the marine industry, […]

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