ACE Applauds Iowa and Nebraska Attorneys General For Action to Ensure EPA Finalizes E15 Rule for Midwest States

Sioux Falls, SD (August 7) – The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) applauded Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers for taking action to get the Environmental Protection Agency to promptly move forward on finalizing Midwest governors’ request to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends in their states.

American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings issued the following statement thanking them for stepping in:

“EPA has been dragging its feet this entire rulemaking process, and we applaud Iowa Attorney General Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers for taking action to hold EPA accountable.

"We join them in imploring EPA finalize the plan developed by several Midwestern states so that E15 will be available next summer.”