US EditionEPA allows high-ethanol gasoline to be used all year
- The Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver allowing U.S. Consumers to buy E15 gasoline through May 20, 2025, preventing retailers from halting sales on May 1.
- This waiver continues a series of short-term approvals since 2022 that respond to the EPA’s previous summer sales ban due to smog concerns, though some details about the waiver duration and administration plans vary.
- E15 gasoline costs about 10 cents less per gallon than the common E10 blend, uses about 40% of U.S. Corn production mostly grown in the Midwest, and is allowed year-round in eight Midwestern states under a 2024 EPA rule.
- Supporters, including Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, call corn growers vital to energy independence, while critics highlight environmental risks like fertilizer runoff, water use by ethanol plants, and question ethanol’s long-term sustainability.
- The waiver’s extension supports continued E15 availability this summer but raises ongoing debates about balancing fuel cost savings, farm benefits, air quality, and water protection.
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