Environmentalists Split Over EPA Bio Fuels Decision

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The Environmental Protection Agency rejected a request by Texas Governor Rick Perry today to waive a federal mandate that blends 9 million gallons of corn based ethanol into gasoline. Perry says the mandate increases the cost of corn, and is hurting live stock producers who buy corn as feed. As FSRN's Karen Miller reports, environmental groups are split on today's decision.

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