The EPA announced Wednesday it will issue an emergency waiver allowing the nationwide sale of gasoline containing a higher percentage of ethanol as legislation that would allow the same remains stalled in Congress.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin issued the waiver that will allow sales of gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol. That blend of gasoline, known as E15, typically is restricted in summer months under the Clean Air Act to prevent the formation of smog.
The initial waiver will be in effect only from May 1 to May 20, the maximum number of days allowed under the law. However, the agency can reissue the waiver throughout the summer months, as it has done in the past.
