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Klobuchar Visits Minnesota Ethanol Plant as E15 Waiver Nears
Klobuchar said higher ethanol blends could ease fuel costs as Bushmills produces about 65 million gallons a year for a 400-farmer cooperative.
- On Monday, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar visited Bushmills Ethanol near Atwater to discuss the ethanol industry's role in energy markets and reducing dependence on single fuel sources amid high gas prices.
- Rising gas prices, which hit $3.981 at the end of March, prompted Klobuchar and others to urge President Donald Trump to approve wider ethanol use to help lower costs.
- Bushmills Ethanol, a cooperative of around 400 farmers, produces around 65 million gallons of ethanol annually; more than 98% of U.S. gasoline contains ethanol to reduce air pollution.
- A federal waiver for E15 takes effect May 1, 2026, according to the Environmental Protection Agency; Klobuchar said she wants it "baked into law" to ensure long-term stability.
- Klobuchar is working with Republican Senator John Boozman to include biofuel provisions in a future farm bill, building on 2023 legislation co-sponsored with Senator Deb Fischer that stalled in committee.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar touts ethanol during plant visit
With rising gas prices, Klobuchar and others reached out to President Donald Trump to ask that he approve a wider use of ethanol to help lower prices.
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