Ethanol

Biofuel advocates say the industry is at an inflection point. They’re calling on the new administration to increase ethanol and biodiesel volumes in the country's fuel supply, expand E15 gasoline and clarify tax credits.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen says he's frustrated it's taken lawmakers so long to come with a plan to fund the government into the new year, but the Quad Cities Democrat says there are several parts of the stop-gap budget bill he supports.

The organization's biofuels director says a new vehicle emissions rule will harm the prospects of corn ethanol, and with it the wider economy. The EPA says the new rules are important for reducing poisonous and climate-altering air pollution.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined U.S Sen. Tammy Duckworth to push new incentives for biofuels during a visit Tuesday in LeRoy, where they announced the Ag Department is offering $100 million in grants to retrofit gas stations to use E-85 fuel.