(Radio Iowa) – The states of Iowa and Nebraska are suing the Environmental Protection Agency. The attorneys general for the two states are accusing federal regulators of illegally delaying year-round sales of gas with a 15 percent ethanol blend. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird says they sent a notice to the E-P-A that they were going to sue.

Governor Reynolds and the governors of six other Midwest states asked the E-P-A in 2022 to allow E-15 sales in their states THIS summer. Bird says the E-P-A has done nothing and they are dragging their feet. The E-P-A has restricted sales of E-15 in the summer months, citing concerns about air pollution.

In a written statement, Reynolds said the E-P-A is showing its disdain towards clean, renewable, American-produced ethanol.