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Klobuchar pushing for year-round E15 nationwide

The lead Democrat on the Senate Ag Committee will be pushing for year-round E15 this year.

Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota tells Brownfield language allowing nationwide sales of fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol all year nearly made it across the finish line at the end of 2024.

“We were so close to getting year-round E15, I’ve lead that bill for years, in that end-of-the-year deal that fell apart for reasons unrelated to that.”

She suggests progress made in the last Congress bodes well for passing year-round E15 legislation in 2025.

“We made an agreement with some of the interests that were against year-round E15, so we could get that deal done. And Senator Fischer (the Republican, from Nebraska and I, who are friends, and Senator Ernst (of Iowa) and others, are going to continue to lead to get E15 year-round.”

Eight Midwestern states can now offer E15 year-round following a petition to EPA including Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.