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ethanol

[eth-uh-nawl, -nol] / ˈɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /


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In the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency issued temporary waivers to allow the sale of E15, a gas blend that contains more ethanol and is cheaper than regular unleaded, to help ease rising fuel prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Typically, sales of the gas are restricted during the summer due to the volatility of ethanol and its contribution to smog, but the Farm Bureau maintains that new studies show the blend is non-polluting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Increased blends of renewable diesel probably won’t immediately impact American drivers, though higher ethanol contents in gas could help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency waiver on nationwide sales of E15 gasoline—a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline—during the summer driving season starting May 1.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

To the intense irritation of Cornwall’s broker, they wound up having to accept rail cars filled with ethanol in some stockyard in Chicago—to make a sum of money that struck the broker as absurdly small.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis