{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The move, coordinated with the Department of Energy, may raise smog emissions but was not addressed in the EPA’s statement.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T22:46:11.966Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-20T19:02:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-20T22:46:11.966Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":65,"critic":55,"hype":35,"notes":{"trust":"Two independent full reports corroborate the waiver and its details.","critic":"Quotes from officials but no affected parties or critics quoted.","hype":"Headlines overstate certainty of price impact."}},"tags":["#USGasolineSupply","#EPARegulations","#FuelPrices","#EthanolBlend","#EnergyPolicy"],"entities":["Environmental Protection Agency","Department of Energy","Lee Zeldin","Chris Wright","United States"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The EPA will allow E10 gasoline with higher Reid Vapor Pressure from 1 September 2026, ending summer fuel rules two weeks early.","The waiver is expected to increase domestic gasoline supply by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day and lower prices at the pump.","The national average gas price was $4.10 per gallon at the time of the announcement, with California prices near $5.60.","No left-rated outlet reported on the waiver, while centre and right outlets led on supply increases and price relief."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The US Environmental Protection Agency announced on 20 August 2026 a temporary emergency fuel waiver to allow the sale of E10 gasoline with a higher Reid Vapor Pressure starting 1 September. The waiver, issued in coordination with the Department of Energy, aims to increase domestic gasoline supply by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day. The EPA said the change would help lower prices at the pump, which averaged $4.10 per gallon nationally at the time of the announcement."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"E10 gasoline is blended with 10% ethanol. During summer months, the EPA typically requires a lower Reid Vapor Pressure to reduce smog emissions, which form more readily in warm weather. The waiver effectively ends the summer fuel season two weeks early, allowing higher vapor pressure gasoline to be sold until 15 September, when winter blends are normally introduced."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the move was part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ensure affordable gasoline. The Department of Energy, in a statement to Breitbart, called the waiver an example of using \"every available tool to cut red tape, increase the supply of gasoline, and lower prices at the pump.\" The EPA’s announcement did not mention potential increases in smog emissions or health effects."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the reports disagree on"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"KJRH reported that the waiver may increase smog emissions, a detail not mentioned in the EPA’s announcement or in Breitbart’s report. Breitbart included a statement from Zeldin describing the waiver as part of a broader effort to \"provide relief at the pump and fortify our gasoline supply chain,\" while KJRH did not quote the statement in full. The Washington Times digest linked the waiver to the war in Iran, a connection no other outlet made."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left-rated outlet ran the story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the potential increase in smog emissions, which KJRH reported. 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