The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 25 approved a temporary nationwide waiver allowing year-round sale of E15 gasoline from May 1 through May 20 to boost fuel supply and reduce gasoline prices.
Lee Zeldin, EPA director, said the emergency action will increase fuel supply and consumer choice, and the EPA said it will monitor conditions during the May 1–20 E15 waiver and may extend it if needed.
Kenneth Gillingham, professor at the Yale School of the Environment, told PBS that some states lack infrastructure for E15 and that the higher ethanol blend can damage older vehicles, boats and all-terrain vehicles. Jason Hill, professor at the University of Minnesota who studies food and energy markets, told PBS the waiver could raise livestock feed costs by diverting corn to ethanol and might not lower consumer prices overall.
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