Trump’s ethanol plans alarm the boating industry

Published July 28, 2018 4:00am ET



The boating industry is raising the alarm over President Trump’s pledge to allow higher-level ethanol fuels to be sold year-round, which the industry believes could place millions of consumers on the hook for expensive repairs.

“President Trump’s pledge to allow the year-round sale of E15 will needlessly put consumers in danger,” Thom Dammrich, president of the National Marine Manufacturers Association, said in a statement Friday.

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