Hemmings Daily: EPA appears to open the door to cutting the amount of ethanol in gasoline

Photo by Becky Lai. While the Environmental Protection Agency has done so slower than anticipated, it has followed the Renewable Fuel Standard, which calls for steadily increasing amounts of ethanol in the nation's fuel supply, since it passed Congress more than a decade ago. That may change, however, as the EPA signaled this week it could consider using new tools that would allow the agency to reduce ethanol levels. Nothing in the EPA's Notice of Data Ability, issued (__September 26__), indicates that the age [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Monday, October 2, 2017 [EPA appears to open the door to cutting the amount of ethanol in gasoline]( [EPA appears to open the door to cutting the amount of ethanol in gasoline]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Becky Lai. While the Environmental Protection Agency has done so slower than anticipated, it has followed the Renewable Fuel Standard, which calls for steadily increasing amounts of ethanol in the nation's fuel supply, since it passed Congress more than a decade ago. That may change, however, as the EPA signaled this week it could consider using new tools that would allow the agency to reduce ethanol levels. Nothing in the EPA's Notice of Data Ability, issued (__September 26__), indicates that the age... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1956 Chevrolet Corvette]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1956 Chevrolet Corvette]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Aluminum-bodied 1956 Chevrolet Corvette road racing special for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Road Racing Special. In the genre of Old Yeller and Lister. All Aluminum body with original 265 V8 and dual carbs. Raced throughtout the northeast in 50s and 60s. Exact history is unknown. 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