EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver to Address Midwest Shortage (1)

The EPA issued an emergency waiver of fuel rules in four Midwest states to address shortages tied to a power outage at an Exxon Mobil Corp. refinery in Joliet, Illinois.

• The order waives Reid vapor pressure and reformulated gasoline requirements in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin through Aug. 20
• The move follows a request by governors and after EPA said it had concluded, along with the Energy Department, that it is “necessary and appropriate to take action to minimize or prevent disruption of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers”
• Refinery that serves the Chicago area continues to work “hard” ...