Conservatives press House to overturn EPA ethanol-blending quotas, saying they raise costs

Published June 25, 2026 1:19pm ET | Updated June 25, 2026 1:19pm ET



Conservatives are pressing House lawmakers to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s higher-ethanol gasoline blend requirements, which were implemented as a means to lower fuel prices but that free-market critics say raise costs and harm taxpayers.

A group of conservative leaders and longtime President Donald Trump allies sent House lawmakers a letter on Thursday calling for the overturning of the EPA’s biofuel-blending quotas, arguing that the mandates raise fuel prices.

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