Inspector general: EPA withheld key ethanol reports

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The Environmental Protection Agency may not be telling the whole truth when it comes to the nation’s ethanol mandate, according to the agency’s Inspector General.

A report issued Thursday said the agency erred under the law by not providing Congress with regular updates on the impact of its Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, withholding key information that policymakers need to make scientific-based decisions about the program’s future.

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