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Sen. Amy Klobuchar touts ethanol during plant visit
The plant produces about 65 million gallons of ethanol a year as Klobuchar presses for year-round E15 sales to ease gas prices.
- On Monday, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar visited Bushmills Ethanol near Atwater to discuss ethanol's role in energy markets and reducing dependence on single fuel sources amid rising gas prices.
- Rising gas prices hit $3.981 at the end of March, prompting Klobuchar and others to urge President Donald Trump to approve wider ethanol use to help lower costs.
- Operating with around 400 farmers, Bushmills Ethanol produces around 65 million gallons of ethanol annually; more than 98% of U.S. gasoline contains ethanol to reduce air pollution.
- Klobuchar seeks to have the E15 waiver "baked into law" to ensure long-term stability; the Environmental Protection Agency waiver takes effect May 1, 2026.
- Building on past efforts, Klobuchar is working with Republican Senator John Boozman to integrate biofuel provisions into a future farm bill, following failed 2023 legislation with Senator Deb Fischer.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar touts ethanol during plant visit
WILLMAR, Minn. — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Monday spoke about the role that ethanol plays in the energy industry during a visit to Bushmills Ethanol near Atwater. “It was a really good, in-depth conversation about the market, what is happening and the need when we see these high gas prices. You don’t want to be dependent on one fuel. You have jobs right here in Minnesota that have been created by this,” Klobuchar, D-Minn., said on Monday, March…
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