LANSING, Mich. – MABA President Chuck Lippstreu issued the following statement on Governor Whitmer’s veto of a new rebate program for fuel retailers offering E15, a higher ethanol blend: “We are disappointed Governor Whitmer vetoed a pro-agriculture, pro-environment, pro-consumer policy that had already been approved by the Michigan Legislature. Promoting higher biofuel blends like E15 reduces our reliance on oil, supports the rural economy, reduces harmful emissions and gives families more choices at the pump. Legislators were spot on to approve this boost for E15 fuels and today’s veto by the governor was a missed opportunity.” The recently-approved Michigan budget had created the program to provide retailers a five-cent rebate per gallon sold of E-15.
