Climate Change Dispatch by Breanne Deppisch on Apr 12, 2022.
President Joe Biden will announce today that the Environmental Protection Agency will reinstate the use of 15% ethanol blends in gasoline for the summer driving season.
Biden will cast the move as a measure to lower gas prices in the United States, but it will also help his standing with legislators from ethanol-producing states. [bold, links added]
The EPA will issue a national waiver to lift current restrictions on the E15 blend. The waiver is slated to take effect June 1 and run through Sept. 15, White House officials said.
Speaking to reporters in a phone call Tuesday night, administration officials touted the cost-saving benefits of E15, which is roughly 10 cents cheaper per gallon than gasoline.
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