INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosiers in Clark and Floyd counties won’t be penalized at the pump or face a potential shortage of fuel this summer thanks to the temporary suspension of an outdated and unnecessary state environmental requirement.
In a meeting on June 15, Indiana’s Environmental Rules Board (ERB) voted unanimously to suspend low Reid vapor pressure (LRVP) fuel requirements in those counties through an expedited, interim rulemaking.
These actions follow executive orders issued by Governor Mike Braun on April 13 and June 12, directing the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to “take all necessary actions to permanently rescind state requirements for low Reid vapor pressure fuel in Clark and Floyd counties.”…