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AXIOS (Chuck McCutcheon) - EPA moves to ease concerns over rising gasoline prices

HOUSTON — EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday the Trump administration is expanding sales of higher-ethanol gasoline this summer as it seeks to ease concerns over rising gas prices. Why it matters: Gas with a high ethanol content, known as E15 because its content is up to 15 percent ethanol, is generally restricted in summer because it evaporates easily in the heat and causes air pollution. - Drivers typically save 10 to 40 cents per gallon when filling up with E15, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. Driving the news: The waiver "ensures a robustly available supply of domestic fuel, providing Americans further relief at the pumps, and reducing our reliance on foreign oil," Zeldin said at the CERAWeek energy conference…

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump pushes Congress to approve year-round sale of ethanol that would benefit American farmers

Thune, who is from South Dakota, confirmed that he is committed to getting the E15 legislation "across the finish line," and said he even spoke to the president about the topic on Tuesday morning.