The Trump administration has authorized the early sale of winter gasoline, marking its latest move to alleviate rising fuel costs and supply concerns caused by the war in Iran. On Thursday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would relax summer gasoline standards, allowing the market to use the more polluting winter gasoline formulations ahead of schedule. Normally, the switch in formulation does not take place until mid-September. This waiver allows the sale of gasoline b

The Trump administration has authorized the early sale of winter gasoline, the latest move aimed at easing rising fuel costs and supply concerns triggered by the Iran war. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday that it will relax summer gasoline standards, allowing the market to use the higher-emission winter gasoline formula ahead of schedule. Typically, this formula switch takes place in mid-September. Under the waiver policy, gasoline blended with 10% ethanol may be sold starting September 1. The U.S. government stated that this move will effectively end summer gasoline requirements early, potentially increasing domestic gasoline supplies by several hundred thousand barrels per day and further alleviating price pressures faced by U.S. consumers at the pump.