Iowa, Nebraska sue EPA to force year-round high-ethanol fuel

The attorneys general of Iowa and Nebraska on Monday sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a bid to compel the agency to allow the year-round sale of ethanol-heavy fuel blends. In a lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Iowa, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilger (R) alleged that the federal government missed a 90-day deadline to make a decision on a waiver request from the states to sell E15 fuel year round., which includes 15 percent ethanol. Seven midwestern governors, led by...