Nebraska and Iowa have joined forces to sue the EPA for failing implement the year-round sale of E-15 gasoline. Last year a bipartisan coalition of eight governors asked the EPA to allow the sale of E-15 gasoline through the summer.
The EPA was required to comply within 90 days, but there has been no response a year later. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed the lawsuit on behalf of Nebraska. “The Biden Administration knows that increasing access to E-15 will help consumers obtain some relief from the rising cost of gasoline, provide support for our farmers and strengthen US energy security during a turbulent time,” Hilgers says.
“Earlier this year the administration recognized as much when it issued a temporary waiver. There is no reason that waiver shouldn’t be made permanent.”