HOUSTON—The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a temporary 20-day emergency fuel waiver that will allow nationwide sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol beginning May 1 to boost domestic supplies and temper skyrocketing fuel costs rocking the global economy.
After “closely monitoring fuel markets for potential supply disruptions that could create extreme and unusual conditions ... we foresee potential for a disruption to the American fuel supply,” EPA Director Lee Zeldin told reporters during a brief March 25 press conference at the 44th annual CERAWeek by S&P Global conference at the Americas Hilton–Houston.
