Oil, Grocery, Meat Industries Ask Supreme Court To Reverse EPA's E15 Grant

The American Petroleum Institute, the Grocery Manufacturers Association and several other groups filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court today, asking that it reverse a D.C. Circuit Court decision rejecting a challenge to EPA's grant of partial waivers for use of the ethanol blend, E15. 
"We've filed this petition because the D.C. Circuit incorrectly concluded that none of the 17 petitioners had standing to challenge the E15 partial waivers - not the engine manufacturers whose products will run on this new fuel blend, not the petroleum industry who must undertake massive infrastructure changes to accommodate the blend and meet the renewable fuel mandate, and not the food producers who now face significantly greater competition in the commodities market for corn, the conventional feedstock for ethanol," said Bob Greco, API's group director for downstream and industry operations, during a conference call with reporters 
The other groups include the American Meat Institute, National Chicken Council, National Council of Chain Restaurants of the National Retail Federation, North American Meat Association, National Pork Producers Council, National Turkey Federation and Snack Food Association. 
"Had EPA stayed within its statutory authority and followed proper procedures, it would have waited until ongoing E15 testing on engines and fuel systems was completed before allowing the use of E15. Then it would have discovered that E15 is not safe for millions of vehicles now on the road," Greco added.

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