Hello summer. Goodbye Midwest E15 sales restrictions -- but not until 2024

Capitol Crude: The US Energy Policy Podcast

The Environmental Protection Agency recently put forth a proposal approving Midwest governors’ petition for a fuel policy shift that would allow their states to sell a gasoline blend containing 15% ethanol year-round. But ethanol producers are livid that the agency’s proposal would delay implementation of the new rule until 2024, leaving E15 retailers in the Midwest to wonder if they’ll be able to sell that fuel this summer.

Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper joined the podcast to lay out the importance of E15, delve further into the petition from the Midwest states and urge Congress to advance a permanent, nationwide legislative fix to the summertime ban on E15 sales in conventional gasoline markets.

Stick around after the interview for Jeff Mower with the Market Minute, a look at near-term oil market drivers.