IARN — Environmental policy is a hot topic these past few months in Washington, and around the country. The Biden Administration campaigned heavily on improving the environment and combatting climate change. Biofuels have long said that they can be a part of those plans. However, there are calls for updating the data concerning biofuels at the United States Department of Agriculture. One Iowa Senator is one of those asking for updates to the modeling.
Iowa Junior Senator Joni Ernst says that while the benefits of biofuels have been corroborated by scientific studies, the latest information is not being considered. Ernst cited a study by the Environmental Research Letters is showing that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from corn ethanol is 46% lower than gasoline. Ernst says that the Biden Administration should look at the modeling data it has and update it.
For more on this story, including audio with Senator Ernst, visit the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network.
