Environmental groups join backers of ethanol bill
Environmental groups announced their support for state legislation that would require gasoline sold in Wisconsin to contain at 10% ethanol. A press release issued by the groups said:
With the addition of the Clean Air Protection Amendment, Clean Wisconsin, Sierra Club – John Muir Chapter, Environmental Law & Policy Center and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation are now supporting AB 15, the E-10 mandate.
According to the press statement the Clean Air Protection Amendment allows the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to:
. . . to suspend the mandate if the use of 10% ethanol is demonstrated to cause or contribute to violations of federal air quality standards. The amendment gives WDNR proper authority to prevent possible pollution problems that might result from the legislation.
