Articles Tagged: ethanol

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.

Republican candidates for the presidency have fawned over farmers this caucus season as they’ve courted voters in Iowa — the nation’s top producer of corn, eggs and pork.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will complete his first tour of all Iowa's 99 counties this week with a campaign stop in Franklin County, his campaign announced.

Members of Iowa’s congressional delegation are renewing their push for federal officials to allow the sale of E15 in Iowa …

No one was injured when an explosion at a bioethanol plant sent a fireball into the sky this weekend.