[Paleo Conservative]

Any idea why Kerry thinks the MTBE manufacturers should be held responsible when it is the EPA who is mandating its addition to gasoline?

The potential problems of MTBE were predicted before the mandate was ever put in place.

[BlackRazor]

The potential problems of MTBE were predicted before the mandate was ever put in place.

Even so, why does that make the manufacturers liable, if it's the EPA who forced its use? Did the manufacturers lobby the EPA for the mandate, saying MTBE was a cure-all? Or did the bulk of the MTBE problems occur prior to the EPA mandate?