Why did EPA waive additional fuel requirements in the Atlanta area?
Under state law, Georgia requires a clean-burning gasoline to be sold in the Atlanta area that has a unique sulfur standard that is more stringent than federal gasoline requirements. Since Georgia includes this sulfur limit in its state implementation plan (SIP) to control air pollution, the requirement is also federally enforceable. Refinery and fuel delivery problems caused by Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast have curtailed supplies of the low-sulfur gasoline required in Atlanta, resulting in a localized fuel shortage. Therefore, the State of Georgia has temporarily waived the state sulfur requirement and requested that EPA also waive federal enforcement. On Sept. 1, EPA granted the state’s request, through Sept. 15. Because of continuing problems at refineries that produce the Atlanta-specific gasoline, EPA granted a second waiver, through Oct. 5. Retail outlets or wholesale purchase consumers who receive gasoline under the waiver may continue selling it or dispensing it until th
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