The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule that will allow consumers uninterrupted access to E15 all year long.

Vital Dot Com says the announcement comes just in time for the official start of the summer driving season.

The new EPA rule changes a nearly ten-year-old limitation on year-round E15, which restricted E15 sales in most markets from June 1 to September 15.

U.S. renewable fuels supporters are hopeful that this will get things going in the right direction for boosting ethanol sales across the country and give a much-needed shot-in-the-arm to the struggling ag economy.

While more than 1,800 fuel stations across the country in 31 states currently offer E15, that number will likely get much bigger because of the new ruling.

Industry experts say many more retail chains will likely install E15 pumps in the months ahead.

Biofuel industry advocates say the new rule is quite a milestone for the industry and ends a decade of work by many people, including congressional members, farmers, and biofuels advocates from across rural America.