EPA approves sale of higher ethanol fuel in bid to lower gas prices

Higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smog The US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher ethanol gas blend in a move that they hope will tamp down consumer prices that have soared since the Iran war began. The higher blend has been prohibited…

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• Higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smog The US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a…
• The higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smog.
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• The higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smog.
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• Higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smog The US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a…
• The higher blend has been prohibited in warm weather because of concerns it could worsen smog.