Lima Mayor Berger and others are asking the United States Environmental Protection Agency to honor the law when it comes to renewable fuel standards. Lima Allen County is home to Guardian Lima, an ethanol plant where nearly 1-thousand area farmers sell their corn. Their concern is that the demand for ethanol is decreasing as the E.P.A. is granting a large number of exemptions to refineries so that they are not required to blend biofuels into their petroleum. This policy is making a dent into the ethanol industry and it’s trickling down to the local farmer.