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PBS: EPA approves sale of a higher-ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/epa-approves-sale-of-a-higher-ethanol-fuel-to-try-to-lower-gas-prices

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EPA approves sale of a higher-ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution.

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This continues the Trump administration's "governance through knee-jerk reaction" in favor of the last, loudest screamer

None of them have any real idea what they're doing

"But not all are convinced the move will substantially lower gas prices. E15 isn't available in all states and some places don't have the necessary infrastructure or enough of a supply of ethanol to ramp up use, said Kenneth Gillingham..."

"More corn used for ethanol also means less can be used for animal feed, said Jason Hill, a professor at the University of Minnesota who studies food, energy markets and environmental consequences

--> That means consumers could be trading lower costs at the pump for higher costs at the grocery store <--

"I think it's difficult to see when the ledger's settled, how this is a benefit for U.S. consumers," Hill said."

"...the announcement was targeted more at farmers hit hard by higher prices for the diesel they use to run their equipment and by fertilizer price hikes caused by the Iran war..."