{"id":34324,"date":"2026-04-02T15:16:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=34324"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:16:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:16:29","slug":"pritzker-calls-for-year-round-e15-gasoline-in-letter-to-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/34324-pritzker-calls-for-year-round-e15-gasoline-in-letter-to-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker Calls for Year-Round E15 Gasoline in Letter to Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governor says war in Iran has elevated urgency for cheaper, higher-ethanol fuel<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: GEORGE ALEXANDRAKIS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medill Illinois News Bureau<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:news@capitolnewsillinois.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">news@capitolnewsillinois.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Article Summary:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gov. JB Pritzker is urging Congress to authorize year-round E15 gasoline sales, arguing it would stabilize fuel markets and support rural economies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The push comes as federal restrictions continue to limit summer E15 sales, forcing some states like Illinois to rely on emergency federal waivers and leaving fuel retailers with higher costs and uncertainty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pritzker said that farmers could benefit from corn demand that would come from expanded E15 access, which includes more ethanol than standard gasoline, but that without a long-term fix farmers and consumers could continue to face rising costs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on Congress to allow the permanent year-round use of E15 gasoline \u2014 a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline that is cheaper than regular fuel and increases demand for corn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a letter to members of the Congressional Committee on Energy and Commerce obtained by Capitol News Illinois, Pritzker argued that year-round E15 would help spur domestic energy production and stabilize fuel markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read now: Gov Pritzker Letter to Congressional Leadership<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI respectfully urge you to support legislation that ensures the permanent, nationwide availability of year-round E15,\u201d Pritzker wrote, adding, \u201cdoing so would provide certainty to the market, strengthen rural economies, and reinforce America\u2019s commitment to domestic energy production.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For years, federal regulations have blocked the use of E15 during the summer months over concerns that warmer temperatures could create more smog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In April 2022, eight Midwestern states including Illinois opted out of a waiver that gave them access to E10 fuel in hopes of forcing the hand of Congress to authorize the sale of E15. But lawmakers have yet to reach a permanent solution, and retailers and consumers in those opted-out states have had to deal with higher costs while waiting for an emergency waiver to come in every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/news\/yearslong-ethanol-policy-standoff-could-cost-illinois-drivers-at-the-pump-yet-again\/\"><b>Yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pritzker pointed to projected increases in the demand for ethanol, saying that expanded E15 access would significantly boost markets for corn growers.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cProjections indicate that year-round E15 could increase ethanol demand by 4.5 billion gallons between 2021 and 2035, resulting in an additional 1.5 billion bushels of corn demand,\u201d he said. \u201cAt a time when farmers are still awaiting meaningful trade relief and facing elevated input costs, this kind of market expansion would provide tangible, short-term support and position Illinois as a national leader in renewable fuels.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The governor also pointed to broader economic pressures on the agricultural sector, including the ongoing war in Iran, as a reason for already higher gas prices. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to AAA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, gas prices eclipsed $4 per gallon across the country this week for the first time since 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The renewed push from Pritzker, who wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency in early March about the same issue along with other governors, comes as the EPA issued yet another temporary emergency waiver to allow the sale of E15 during the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWithout this action, E15 gasoline cannot be used by roughly half of the country this summer,\u201d the EPA said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-fortifies-domestic-fuel-supply-provides-americans-relief-pump-approving-nationwide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> announcing the issuance of the emergency waiver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pritzker\u2019s letter comes as fuel retailers in Illinois and across the Midwest have warned that without a long-term fix past just the summer months, the region could face even higher gas prices since there would be different fuel standards across different states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRelying on administrative action does not provide the long-term certainty that farmers, producers, fuel retailers and consumers need,\u201d Pritzker said. \u201cWe must work to remove this regulatory roadblock.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George Alexandrakis is a graduate student in journalism with Northwestern University\u2019s Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications, and is a fellow in its Medill Illinois News Bureau working in partnership with Capitol News Illinois.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitolnewsillinois.com\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capitol News Illinois<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor says war in Iran has elevated urgency for cheaper, higher-ethanol fuel By: GEORGE ALEXANDRAKIS Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Gov. 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