EPA to allow 15% ethanol summer gas sales

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.