Consumers would have more opportunity to save money on gasoline with higher levels of ethanol if Congress can remove a long-standing restriction, members of an ethanol industry roundtable said Monday. The U.S. House has passed a bill to allow year-round sales of gasoline with 15% ethanol, known as E15. Current rules do not allow E15 […]
Zach Nunn, the Republican representing Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, said conflict in the Middle East and Strait of Hormuz trade complications could cause mass famine if farmers around the world don’t get access to necessary fertilizers. Nunn spoke at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox Monday, which also happened to the the fair’s veteran’s day. […]
SIOUX FALLS — The year-round sale of higher ethanol-blended gasoline, called E15, does not have enough votes in the U.S. Senate unless it comes with compromises for small oil refineries, said Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota. Ethanol is a gasoline additive made primarily from corn, and a lower E10 blend is already available year-round. […]
South Dakota’s congressional delegation is hopeful that year-round, nationwide approval of E15 — a gasoline blend with 15% ethanol — will clear Congress this year, bolstered by its inclusion in the latest Senate version of the farm bill. Ethanol is a fuel additive made primarily from corn, and a lower E10 blend is already available […]
