A new proposal by the EPA would lift restrictions on the sale of gasoline containing 15% corn-based ethanol in eight Midwestern states. This would allow the blend, known as E15, to be sold during the summer driving season permanently.
The EPA's proposed rule, announced Wednesday, is a win for the ethanol lobby and corn-state lawmakers, who have promoted legislation and increased pressure on the Biden administration to increase ethanol in the fuel supply by expanding the blending of E15, which is 15% ethanol.Under the proposed rule, the EPA would grant requests from eight states effectively to equalize regulations for E10, which is 10% ethanol and compromises almost all gasoline sold in the U.S., and E15.
It would function by subjecting all finished gasoline to the same regulation, no matter how much ethanol is blended into it. The proposal would take effect in April 2024 and would not apply to 2023, frustrating ethanol interests who sought a more speedy approval and argued that the EPA was too slow in acting on the states' petition.
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