EPA moves to ease concerns over rising gasoline prices

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Wednesday that the Trump administration will expand summer sales of E15, a gasoline blend containing up to 15 percent ethanol, to help lower fuel prices for American drivers. The waiver allows year-round E15 sales despite typical summer restrictions due to evaporation concerns, and the EPA will also remove federal barriers to E10 sales nationwide. Drivers using E15 typically save 10 to 40 cents per gallon, according to the Renewable Fuels Association, and the move comes as gas prices reached $3.98 per gallon—up more than $1 from a month earlier. Zeldin said the expanded ethanol sales will "ensure a robustly available supply of domestic fuel" and reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil. The ethanol industry, a long-time advocate for year-round E15 availability, praised the administration's action as a decisive response to global energy market pressures.