EPA Issues Emergency Fuel Waiver for 4 States

Published on August 1, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency fuel waiver for four states following the closure of an oil refinery. EPA officials issue fuel waivers to help deal with fuel supply problems caused by weather events or other issues. The waivers temporarily ease certain federal requirements for fuel. Officials said in an Aug. 1 letter to the governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin that the EPA and U.S. Department of Energy decided a waiver is “necessary and appropriate to take action to minimize or prevent disruption of an adequate supply of gasoline to consumers.” The fuel supply in the Midwest states has been affected by the mid-July shutdown of an ExxonMobil refinery in Joliet, Illinois. The refinery, which processes some 251,800 barrels a day, was closed when tornadoes touched down in the area and caused a power outage....

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