[sigSEGV]

Here’s a good post regarding the situation in Atlanta.

http://mbm.blogs.com/team_weblog/2008/10/ok-i-made-a-bad.html

[thackney]

where federal clean air mandates dictate what types of gasoline (called boutique fuels) can be sold where. Because of its air pollution problems, only a special boutique fuel can be sold in Atlanta.

This is not the problem.

Fact Sheet: Increasing Fuel Supply in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/09/20080915-7.html

The EPA has waived certain fuel requirements in order to make it easier to use the supplies we have domestically and increase flexibility in what we can import. This waives requirements for gasoline sold or distributed in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, part of Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.