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EPA to allow 15% ethanol summer gas sales

financeMar 25, 2026115

The EPA will allow gas stations to sell E15, fuel containing 15% ethanol, during the summer driving season. Administrator Lee Zeldin said the Trump administration approved the change to lower pump prices as oil and gasoline costs surged after tensions with Iran. The decision lifts long-standing summer restrictions that limited E15 sales to reduce smog. It matters because cheaper fuel will blunt voter anger over high gas costs before the midterms, and public health groups oppose the change over air quality harms.

Key Highlights

EPA will allow E15 gasoline sales during the summer driving season.
Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the policy change Wednesday.
Policy aims to lower pump prices as oil spikes from Iran tensions.