/tags/ethanol Ethanol en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:46:16 GMT /2017-07-27/low-carbon-fuels-could-lose-emphasis-from-trump-epa On a sweltering summer morning, Rob Mitchell surveys a plot of switchgrass at a research field near Lincoln, Nebraska. The grass is lush, green and... Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:46:16 GMT /2017-07-27/low-carbon-fuels-could-lose-emphasis-from-trump-epa Grant Gerlock, Grant Gerlock /business/2017-03-14/farmers-left-with-mixed-feelings-as-leadership-in-washington-shifts President Donald Trump has nominated former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary, bucking a recent trend of Midwest leadership at the U.S.… Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:59:04 GMT /business/2017-03-14/farmers-left-with-mixed-feelings-as-leadership-in-washington-shifts Harvest Public Media /business/2015-12-29/bird-flu-trade-pact-and-mergers-are-top-2015-agriculture-stories A highly contagious strain of avian flu, a huge trade pact opening export markets and a few “restless” agribusinesses top Harvest Public Media's list of… Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:07:07 GMT /business/2015-12-29/bird-flu-trade-pact-and-mergers-are-top-2015-agriculture-stories Harvest Public Media /business/2015-06-02/ethanols-next-step-is-hampered-by-unsure-government-regs A complex set of government rules meant to spur a renewable fuels industry has fallen behind one of its main goals: cutting greenhouse emissions from… Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:00:00 GMT /business/2015-06-02/ethanols-next-step-is-hampered-by-unsure-government-regs Harvest Public Media /business/2015-06-01/demand-for-corn-ethanol-is-swallowing-north-dakotas-grasslands Ethanol is one of the most important industries in the Midwest, one that's about to change. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new targets… Mon, 01 Jun 2015 13:24:53 GMT /business/2015-06-01/demand-for-corn-ethanol-is-swallowing-north-dakotas-grasslands Emily Guerin /politics/2015-05-29/epa-proposes-tweaks-to-ethanol-policy The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing tweaks to ethanol policy.The agency proposed a cut to the amount of corn ethanol oil companies are… Fri, 29 May 2015 15:47:15 GMT /politics/2015-05-29/epa-proposes-tweaks-to-ethanol-policy Harvest Public Media /business/2014-01-20/up-against-blend-wall-ethanol-at-a-crossroads 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… Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:00:00 GMT /business/2014-01-20/up-against-blend-wall-ethanol-at-a-crossroads Harvest Public Media /npr-news/2013-04-01/epas-push-for-more-ethanol-could-be-too-little-too-late The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could soon issue a final ruling that aims to force oil companies to replace E10, gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol, with E15. This move could come just as widespread support for ethanol, which is made from corn, appears to be eroding. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:23:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-04-01/epas-push-for-more-ethanol-could-be-too-little-too-late Tracy Samilton /business/2013-03-13/ethanol-plants-caught-in-blend-wall Ethanol plants in at least 13 states have stopped running in recent months because of high corn prices and a lower demand for the fuel. The industry is… Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:00:00 GMT /business/2013-03-13/ethanol-plants-caught-in-blend-wall Harvest Public Media /npr-news/2012-11-16/epa-says-its-ethanol-rules-arent-driving-up-food-prices The Environmental Protection Agency says it won't waive a law that requires much of the nation's corn to be refined into ethanol and blended into gasoline. Meat producers say this will drive up food prices, but the EPA says the "ethanol mandate" isn't at fault. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:57:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-11-16/epa-says-its-ethanol-rules-arent-driving-up-food-prices Dan Charles