Abstract
The debate over gasoline additives has been in progress since the phaseout of lead antiknock additives began in the early 1970s. Mandated by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules promulgated in 1989, octane enhancers that were used to replace lead alkyls began to be used as gasoline oxygenates. And the debate, until now, has largely focused on their health effects, their effects on automobiles, and whether they are as good for the environment as their proponents claim. However, the debate has now shifted to another arena. Put frankly, it is whether the government can mandate a particular oxygenate, in this case ethanol, or whether market forces should determine the most cost-effective oxygenate to obtain the required clean air results. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit earlier this month granted a stay on EPA's ethanol mandate. That decision will give full hearing to the debate over the economic, regulatory, and political issues ...
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