The EPA has issued an emergency waiver to help alleviate fuel shortages in four states in response to a fire and shutdown at BP Whiting Refinery in northwest, Indiana.
The agency has waived federal regulations for fuel sales in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin through September 15.
Helena Jette is the biofuels director with Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council.
“This is basically a waiver to allow different types of fuel blends to be offered in different areas in the states to have the least disruptions of the fuel supply to where that fuel is going whether it’s a convenience store, a commercial fleet company etc.,” she says.
