Industry experts slam ethanol mandate as bad for engines, environment

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It is widely known that using an ethanol-blend gasoline can harm vehicle engines, but did you know that it also hurts boat engines, increases the price of food globally and hurts the environment?

Industry experts said Wednesday on a press call that the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision to reduce the Renewable Fuel Standard for the first time since it originated in 2005 was a step in the right direction, but that more needed to be done to curb the ethanol mandate.

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