Michigan Governor Whitmer issued a state of emergency on October 12, 2026, allowing farm and logging vehicles to use red-dyed diesel on highways.
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The Health Ranger ReportOct 22, 2026
Michigan Gov. Whitmer declared a state of energy emergency via EO 2026-15 on October 12, 2026, temporarily allowing farm and logging vehicles to use dyed (red) diesel on highways, as confirmed by the state's primary executive order and multiple outlets.
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… EO number 667, interesting, cuts the state gas diesel tax by 10 cents per gallon and accomplishes a few other things; Maryland, October 9th, Governor Moore issued the state of emergency, diesel hit a record price of $6.46, up 76% in 12 months; and then Michigan, October 12th, Governor Whitmer issued a state of emergency that allows farm and logging vehicles to use red dye diesel on highways. Now, these are mostly sort of price targeting relief measures for agriculture that allow farmers that have red dye diesel, like what I have stored, to just use it on road trucks, which is normally not allowed, and I think that Trump also issued an order on …
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Supports. The primary Michigan executive order EO 2026-15, dated October 12, 2026, declares a State of Energy Emergency and grants eligible highway-licensed vehicles temporary access to dyed diesel.[1]
Supports. CBS Detroit reports Whitmer declared a state of emergency Monday (October 12, 2026), temporarily allowing certain agricultural vehicles to use red-dyed diesel on state highways until Dec. 31.[2]
Supports. Multiple outlets (WHMI, MLive, UpNorthLive) report the October 12 declaration allowing farm and forestry vehicles to use dyed diesel on public roads, with Whitmer's quoted statement that the order allows this 'without risk of penalty'.[3][4][5]
Context. The sources attribute the action partly to a federal Trump executive order of October 5/6 that waived restrictions on dyed diesel use, and the IRS later announced non-enforcement of certain penalties through December 31.[2][6]
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- 1EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2026-15 Declaration of ...michigan.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Michigan temporarily allows agriculture, logging equipment to use ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Gov. Whitmer Suspends Rules for Certain Farm, Forestry Vehicles in ...whmi.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Whitmer waives taxes on diesel for Michigan farmers, loggers with ...upnorthlive.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Whitmer eases diesel rules for farmers, loggers as Iran war drives up fuel pricesmlive.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Fact Check Team: What is red-dyed diesel, and how could ...nbc16.com · not rated · cited for: context
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