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Backed by the powerful corn lobby, Marquis Energy’s push to bury carbon emissions underground has sparked a fierce debate in Illinois politics. The ethanol plant is banking on carbon capture technology to secure federal tax credits.
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Sean Crawford talks with the State Journal-Register's Tim Landis:In the discussion this week, there's news about the Sangamon Wind Farm, first announced…
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A major player in the U.S. ethanol market is filing for bankruptcy, following pressure from Midwest corn suppliers who say they're owed millions of…
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Thursday was not the day to switch places with Chris Grundler.Grundler, the director of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality at the U.S.…
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The federal government’s complex set of rules meant to spur a renewable fuels industry has fallen behind one of its main goals: cut greenhouse emissions…
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Ethanol is one of the most important industries in the Midwest, and it’s an industry about to change. The U.S. EPA says that by June 1 it will propose new…
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The U.S. EPA is proposing tweaks to ethanol policy.The agency proposed a cut to the amount of corn ethanol oil companies are required to blend in to our…
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The EPA wants to roll back the amount of ethanol mixed into the fuel supply for 2014, worrying farmers across the Corn Belt. Ethanol supporters warn that…
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Dear EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy,Your inbox is filling up fast. Both ethanol supporters and critics are responding in bulk to the agency’s November…
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A steady stream of semi-trailers rolls across the scales at the E Energy ethanol plant near the town of Adams in southeast Nebraska. The smokestack behind…