1.   And while reformulated gas has been linked to nausea and lightheadedness, so have conventional gas fumes, they say.

2.   During the meeting, the oil refiners raised numerous questions and criticized the push to bring reformulated gas to Kansas City area pumps.

3.   Eileen Hiney, environmental manager for the Mid-America Regional Council, said the new study might further complicate the complex situation of reformulated gas.

4.   Even the rules governing who must have the reformulated gas are a patchwork.

5.   Gas prices skyrocketed in the Midwest this week as reformulated gas was introduced in several states.

6.   Hess, however, said reformulated gas still could have been required in the Kansas City area in the future.

7.   If regulators allow four or five years for a transition, he predicted refiners could produce a reformulated gas without the MTBE threat or a big price hike.

8.   In Kansas City, the latest plan involves bringing reformulated gas to area pumps as early as next year.

9.   It plugged the low emission program instead of reformulated gas into its pollution model.

10.   MTBE, or methyl tertiary butyl ether, is a slightly turpentine-scented chemical that largely replaced an even more toxic chemical, benzene, in reformulated gas.