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How Iowa missed its lofty biofuels goal
Data: Iowa Department of Revenue; Chart: Axios Visuals
Iowa’s longtime goal to replace 25% of petroleum used in gasoline with biofuels by 2020 fell far short, a new report from the Iowa Department of Revenue shows.
By the numbers: Last year hit 14.5%, a record yet still short by roughly 226.2 million gallons needed to reach the mark set by lawmakers in 2006.
Former Gov. Tom Vilsack, now serving as U.S. Agriculture Secretary, signed the goal-setting bill, which was promoted as the most aggressive renewable fuels standard in the nation and received nearly unanimous support in the House and Senate.
Published: Monday, April 26, 2021
Biofuel tanks in Iowa. Photo credit: National Renewable Energy Lab/Flickr
Biofuel tanks in Iowa. National Renewable Energy Lab/Flickr
A divisive battle over who must comply with renewable fuels requirements reaches the nation s highest bench tomorrow.
During remote oral arguments, the Supreme Court will weigh three petroleum refineries pleas for relief from biofuel blending requirements that they say are too financially onerous to their businesses.
The fact that the Supreme Court, which only hears a tiny fraction of cases that come its way, even agreed to consider the case has come as a surprise even to the petroleum industry and to legal scholars.
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan toured Lincolnway Energy, an ethanol plant near Nevada, Iowa, on May 4. He also hosted an agricultural roundtable with local producers and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Calls come for Biden’s climate plan to include biofuels as part of net-zero carbon strategy.
As part of his trip to Iowa on Tuesday, U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan toured Lincolnway Energy, an ethanol plant near Nevada, and led a roundtable discussion of Iowa farmers and biofuel producers.
Iowa Corn Growers Association President Carl Jardon represented corn farmers at the in-person, on-farm meeting with Regan and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Jardon thanked Regan and Vilsack for prioritizing this Iowa farm visit and providing the opportunity to speak about advancements in farming practices that are driving lower carbon biofuels.