Corn Ethanol Lobby Urges California to Approve Higher Fuel Blend

A top US ethanol lobby group is targeting California in its fight to expand use of the corn-based biofuel nationwide.

California, a longtime leader in efforts to curb pollution from cars, trucks and other modes of transportation, is “woefully — and inexplicably — behind the rest of nation” in allowing lower-carbon gasoline blends containing 15% ethanol, known as E15, Renewable Fuels Association President Geoff Cooper said in an Oct. 3 letter to the leaders of the California Air Resources Board.

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