EPA expands higher-ethanol gasoline sales in bid to ease pump prices

• Drivers typically save 10 to 40 cents per gallon when filling up with E15, according to the Renewable Fuels Association.

Driving the news: The waiver "ensures a robustly available supply of domestic fuel, providing Americans further relief at the pumps, and reducing our reliance on foreign oil," Zeldin said at the CERAWeek energy conference here.

• Zeldin said the agency also will remove all federal impediments to selling E10, or gasoline blended with 10 percent ethanol, across the country.

Flashback: The administration made a similar move on E15 last year. In 2022, then-President Biden also issued a waiver in response to rising prices at the pump.

• Wednesday's average gasoline price was $3.98 a gallon, up more than $1 from the average a month ago, per AAA.

Zoom in: The ethanol industry, which has lobbied aggressively for year-round E15 sales, welcomed the move.

• "With geopolitical conflict roiling energy markets worldwide, we applaud President Trump and Administrator Zeldin for acting quickly and decisively to combat potential fuel shortages and help keep a lid on gas prices this summer," said Geoff Cooper, the Renewable Fuels Association's president and CEO.