21.   Reformulated gas outside the Midwest is about the same as conventional gasoline, said Browner.

22.   The lawmakers said the air quality problems that had been the basis for imposing the regulations had significantly improved, making costly reformulated gas unnecessary.

23.   The letters from the oil companies were written to protest requests by gasoline marketers to waive the requirement for the reformulated gas.

24.   The wholesale price of reformulated gas began to climb in early May, especially the price paid by stations that buy fuel on the wholesale daily market.

25.   They also have said the price increases happened when they were still adjusting to mandates to create reformulated gas for some parts of the Midwest.

26.   They have also blamed price increases on requirements that oil companies sell reformulated gas in parts of the Midwest.