Midwestern governors seek permanent E15 waivers

Governors from eight Midwestern states are asking EPA to grant them permanent authority to sell 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) year-round, a step they say is necessary because the agency is set to only grant a temporary emergency waiver to allow E15 sales this summer. President Joe Biden April 12 announced that EPA would soon issue an emergency waiver from federal fuel volatility regulations to allow sales of E15 nationally this summer, using the war in Ukraine and resulting fuel...