The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it will temporarily allow broader summer sales of E15 gasoline, a higher-ethanol blend, as the Trump administration looks to ease pump prices that have jumped since the Iran war began.
Gas Prices Spike As E15 Returns
The move arrives as the national average for regular gasoline stood at $3.983 a gallon on Wednesday, according to the American Automobile Association, with diesel at $5.366 and premium at $4.864. AAA’s state data show a dozen states above $4 for regular gas, with California, Hawaii and Washington all above $5.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a public statement, “President Trump is unleashing American Energy Dominance, and today’s action will directly lower prices at the pump and gives a clear demand signal to our domestic biofuels producers.” E15 has typically been restricted in warmer months because regulators have worried it could worsen smog.
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