Lawmakers vented their frustration at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Wednesday over its repeated delays of the annual ethanol mandate. The Wednesday hearing in the House Oversight Committee’s subpanel on energy came weeks after the EPA announced that it wouldn’t make a 2014 ethanol blending requirement for fuel refiners until next year. The few representatives present at the hearing ripped into Janet McCabe, the EPA’s acting administrator for air and radiation. Rep

Crude palm oil futures prices were up by 0.28% at Rs 425 in futures trade today as traders created fresh positions amidst pick up in spot demand. Furthermore, restricted stocks in physical market on fall in supplies from the major producing belts also supported the upside, traders said. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, crude palm oil for January rose by Rs 1.20, or 0.28%, to Rs 425 per 10 kg on a trading volume of 54 lots. Similarly, the oil for delivery in December went up b