The EPA granted an emergency waiver permitting the nationwide sale of a fuel blend with higher amounts of ethanol through the summer months.

E15 gasoline generally costs at least 10 cents less a gallon than E10 gasoline, but the EPA had previously prohibited its sale during the summer over concerns that its use during the summer driving season could increase smog.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it will allow the sale of higher ethanol fuel this summer, continuing a temporary measure employed repeatedly by the Biden administration. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said lifting seasonal restrictions again this summer would provide certainty for E15 fuel,