November 19, 2012

The EPA vs. State Economies

Marlo Lewis, National Review Online


Los Angeles Times

On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency rejected petitions from the governors of Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, and North Carolina to suspend the biofuel-blending requirements established by the federal renewable fuel standard (RFS) program. . .

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