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WASHINGTON, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in August 2012 that dismissed challenges to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) partial approval of E15. The EPA decision at issue authorized a 50 percent increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline for newer-model year motor vehicles, while maintaining a prohibition on the...

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) today reacted to a markup by the House Science Subcommittee on the Environment of legislation introduced by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) that would halt the sale of mid-level ethanol blended gasoline. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/MM41823LOGO) H.R. 875 would rescind EPA's E15 waiver decisions and prevent further waivers that would allow the sale...

Hearing to highlight need for consumer protections, education and additional research on E15 -- Click here to listen to a AAA interview of President & CEO Robert L. Darbelnet on E15 WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA President & CEO Robert L. Darbelnet will testify today before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology's Subcommittee on Environment that regulators and industry should suspend the sale of E15 gasoline until motorists are...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) applauds Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and David Vitter (R-La.) for taking steps to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) illegal decision to allow E15 into the fuel supply even though this fuel damages existing vehicles. The proposed legislation, if passed by Congress, will set a cap of 10 percent ethanol (E10) that is approved for use in the nation's...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research released by the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) today found that E15, gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol, would damage millions of post-2001 model year vehicles. The CRC study concluded that E15 would result in fuel system failures. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/MM41823LOGO) "This latest research is further evidence that E15 is not just an abstract public policy gone wrong; it's likely...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) responded today to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia's decision to deny petitions to rehear a case on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to allow gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol - called "E15" - to be sold into the general fuel supply for use in some motor vehicles and engines. (Logo:...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online One prominent travel organization is calling on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to temporarily halt the sale of E15 gasoline, citing fears that the new ethanol-based fuel blend could damage motor vehicles. In a statement released Friday, the American Automobile Association (AAA) warned that use of the recently approved gasoline, which can contain as much as 15 percent ethanol, could result in "a strong likelihood of...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new survey from the American Automobile Association (AAA) provides yet another confirmation that the Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) hasty approval of E15 threatens consumer engines and vehicles. Instead of simply acting on very limited testing rather than a comprehensive analysis, the Agency rubberstamped the Growth Energy petition and approved E15 for sale into the general marketplace. Possibly then evidence showing that...

AAA research reveals need for regulators and industry to suspend E15 sales to protect motorists ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A recent survey by AAA finds a strong likelihood of consumer confusion and the potential for voided warranties and vehicle damage as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent approval of E15 gasoline. An overwhelming 95 percent of consumers surveyed have not heard of E15, a newly approved gasoline blend that...

PICKERINGTON, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Air Resources Board has told the American Motorcyclist Association that even if it approves the sale of the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend in California, the blend wouldn't appear in the market for several years. CARB made the comment in response to a letter from AMA Vice President for Government Relations Wayne Allard, who expressed concern about potential misfueling of E15 into motorcycles and all-terrain...