1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA is responsible for developing and implementing regulations for transportation fuels sold in the United States. The Agency also regulates operations at ethanol production facilities under air, water, and storage permitting programs, as well as spill prevention, risk management, and facility response programs.
- FEDERAL REFORMULATED GASOLINE (RFG)The federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 established that cities with the worst smog pollution (ozone nonattainment areas) use reformulated gasoline (RFG) beginning in 1995. Today, about 30 percent of the nation's gasoline is RFG. EPA estimates that as many as 75 million people today breathe cleaner air because of RFG. | CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO >
- TIER 3 VEHICLE EMISSIONS & FUEL STANDARDS PROGRAMThe Tier 3 program seeks to reduce the impacts of motor vehicles on air quality and public health. The program considers the vehicle and its fuel as an integrated system, setting new vehicle emissions standards and lowering the sulfur content of gasoline beginning in 2017. | CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO >
- GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS & (CAFE) STANDARDEPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly develop and implement regulations governing vehicle fuel economy and GHG emissions. The requirements apply to light duty cars and trucks in model years 2012-2016 (first phase) and 2017-2025 (second phase). | CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO >