EPA to adopt final E15 rules by May

In Washington, Platts reports that the Environmental Protection Agency will adopt final rules for year-round E15 blending by May as well as for fuel economy standards by March, a move that will freeze Obama-era clean fuel standards and create an additional demand for fossil fuels of 500,000 barrels per day. The EPA proposal for E15 is expected by February. The timelines were published in the agency’s fall regulatory agenda this week that also show the EPA is on schedule to approve final blending volumes for 2019 and the biodiesel volumes for 2020 by the November 30 deadline.