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Also in the Capitol Notebook: State board approves $6.35M investment to expand ethanol, biodiesel availability.

The first of several expected lawsuits have been filed in state and federal court to overrule state regulators who agreed to issue a pipeline permit to Summit Carbon Solutions.

Residents railed against a carbon dioxide pipeline project that has received partial approval in Iowa and is set for expansion.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa Democratic governor, held an “Investing in America” town hall Thursday in North Liberty where he highlighted efforts by President Joe Biden’s administration to create additional income opportunities for producers and entrepreneurs.

POET facility near Shell Rock found problem, fixed it, notified state

Making that dream a reality hasn’t been easy, in part because even as farmers would benefit from a huge new market for corn, the plan relies on federal tax credits triggered by capturing carbon dioxide at refineries and then moving the gas hundreds of miles through pipelines that would snake across the Midwest, including beneath farmers’ fields.

New tax credit guidelines issued for producers of sustainable aviation fuel

This is the third summer the Biden administration has waived the rule, citing the war in Ukraine -- but this time, also uncertainty in the Middle East -- as justification.

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Proposal would give more time for new pumps

The Iowa House has passed bills the last two sessions limiting the scope of eminent domain for carbon capture pipeline projects, but they have not received hearings in the Senate. The latest attempt in the House advanced out of a committee Tuesday on a 23-0 bipartisan vote.

Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a final rule announced Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Ethanol sales could increase more if summer limits on E15 are permanently lifted, the renewable fuels group said.

Because POET’s Iowa plants were not on Summit’s original route, they won’t be part of Summit’s permit application now under review by the Iowa Utilities Board.

Final arguments over Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline permit have concluded, and the Iowa Utilities Board is set to decide whether to approve the controversial project.