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WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today denied the American Petroleum Institute’s (API’s) request to eliminate mandates for biofuels that do not exist, and the agency continues to fine refiners for not using them.

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2012 – API’s President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters this morning that testing by the Coordinating Research Council showed that use of E15 – gasoline with 15 percent ethanol – could harm car and truck engines, potentially affecting millions of cars and trucks.

WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 – API welcomed White House plans to eliminate unnecessary regulations that are costing American jobs and harming our economy, including the elimination of unnecessary vapor recovery systems at gasoline pumps, but urged the administration to eliminate upcoming greenhouse gas, tier III and PM NAAQS regulations that would be even more burdensome.

WASHINGTON, May 4, 2012 ─ American Petroleum Institute Upstream Director Erik Milito said any new federal rules on hydraulic fracturing must reflect a history of successful state-led regulations on oil and natural gas production and avoid the creation of unnecessary bureaucratic red tape.

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 – In a conference call with reporters today, API Downstream Group Director Bob Greco discussed a new analysis of EPA’s regulations to allow higher amounts of ethanol in gasoline (E15), which showed that “an estimated half of all gasoline station equipment is not compatible with E15” and said that this could result in serious safety and environmental problems for consumers.

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2012 - API welcomed today’s announcement by the Appalachian Shale Recommended Practices Group (ASRPG) and highlighted the important role of local efforts in establishing industry standards for oil and natural gas production.

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2012 – Warning that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could be putting consumers at risk, API criticized EPA’s decision to approve higher levels of ethanol in gasoline (E15) before testing is complete.

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2012 - Citing an analysis by energy consulting firm Baker and O’Brien, API’s Group Director for Downstream and Industry Operations Bob Greco told reporters this afternoon that EPA’s rulemaking on Tier III could substantially increase the cost of making gasoline without any proven environmental benefits.

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2012 – The New Source Performance Standards for oil and natural gas production proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would significantly slowdown drilling, resulting in less oil and natural gas production, lower royalties to the federal government, and lower tax payments to state governments, according to a new study funded by the American Petroleum Institute.

WASHINGTON, February 10, 2012 – API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman warned of a “veritable tsunami” of new EPA air regulations for refineries that could “put some refineries out of business, diminish U.S. fuel manufacturing capacity, and increase our reliance on imported fuels” today in a conference call with reporters.