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The MTBE controversy concerns methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), a gasoline additive that replaced tetraethyllead.MTBE is an oxygenate and raises gasoline's octane number.Its use declined in the United States in response to environmental and health concerns.
The Chevron Richmond Refinery is a 2,900-acre (1,200 ha) petroleum refinery in Richmond, California, on San Francisco Bay. [1] It is owned and operated by Chevron Corporation and employs more than 1,200 workers, [1] making it the city's largest employer. [2]
Premium gas must be at least 93 octane if it contains 10% or more of ethanol Maryland: 87 89 93 Massachusetts: 87 89 93 Michigan: 87 89 93 85 and 86 octane may be sold if labeled as subregular [6] Minnesota: 87 89 91 110 octane fuel may be available at certain locations in southern parts of the state. Mississippi: 87 89 93 Missouri: 87 89 91/93
This is a list of Superfund sites in California designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up ...
The fuel-characteristics of a particular gasoline-blend, which will resist igniting too early are measured as the octane rating of the fuel blend. Gasoline blends with stable octane ratings are produced in several fuel-grades for various types of motors. A low octane rated fuel may cause engine knocking and reduced efficiency in reciprocating ...
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a $52 billion plan into law on Friday a bill to raise gasoline taxes and other transportation-related fees.
The proposed changes to California's influential Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which has been in place since 2011, would require a deeper reduction in the carbon intensity of transportation ...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the price of E85 rose to nearly on par with the cost of 87 octane gasoline in many states in the United States, and was for a short time the only fuel available when gasoline was sold out, but within four weeks of Katrina, the price of E85 had fallen once more to a 20% to 35% lower cost than 87 ...