The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to rule this week whether more ethanol can go into the gasoline used for everything from automobiles to boats and snowblowers.
But that doesn't mean higher-proof gasoline is headed for service stations any time soon. Even if the agency agrees to allow higher levels of ethanol in gas - and that is no given - it's not clear when the higher-proof fuel would reach the market.
Refiners are saying they won't put more ethanol into their gasoline unless Congress gives them protection from potential lawsuits from motorists or consumers who claim the ethanol hurt their engines.
EPA to rule this week on ethanol limit for gas
Refiners won't put more ethanol into their gas unless Congress gives them protection from potential lawsuits from claim ethanol hurt engines.
