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Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions wants to start construction in 2023 to benefit the ethanol industry, but some farmers have concerns about damage to farmland and property values.
Under the Environmental Protection Agency plan announced on Dec. 1, 2022, oil refiners will be required to add 20.82 billion gallons of biofuels to their fuel in 2023, 21.87 billion gallons in 2024, and 22.68 billion gallons in 2025.
Minnesota's farm groups cheered the proposed rule that would set volumes for how much biofuel must be mixed with petroleum until 2025.
Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for ethanol production and industry leaders say many plants only have storage for five to seven days worth of ethanol.
A native of Marshall, Minnesota, Brian Werner has previously worked for Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, former Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson, and former Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota.