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From: emma@uw-june (Joe Pfeiffer)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Gasohol
Message-ID: <852@uw-june>
Date: Tue, 10-Jan-84 17:09:12 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 10 17:09:12 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 12-Jan-84 00:28:52 EST
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Here's part of an article from The Wall Street Journal, Monday 1/9/84.
Of particular interest to owners of cars with fuel injection,
especially in Detroit.

EPA Proposes Fines Over Alcohol Levels in Detroit Area Fuel

WASHINGTON-In its first major enforcement action aimed at excessive use
of alcohol in gasoline, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed
fines totaling $550,000 against 17 gasoline blenders in the Detroit
area.
	The agency accused the companies of mixing illegally large
amounts of alcohol in fuel sold at more than 40 gasoline stations in
the area during the past few months.  One blender used 40 times the
legally allowable limit for such additives, the EPA charged.
	Agency officials said the move is part of a larger federal
effort to crack down on gasoline producers, blenders or retailers that
are suspected of using excessive amounts of low-priced alcohol to boost
profit margins.  Using such fuel can damage important engine parts,
substantially increase the amount of pollution emitted by vehicles and
cause repair bills of hundreds of dollars for motorists.
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The article goes on to mention similar investigations in California and
Ohio.  Specific gas brands are not mentioned.

-Joe P.