SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 8 -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2023: * * * The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) applauded Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers for taking action to get the Environmental Protection Agency to promptly move forward on finalizing Midwest governors' request to remove the 1-psi volatility waiver for gasoline-ethanol blends in their states. American Coalition for Ethanol (A  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 12 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: A state court decision issued today means Nebraska's new restrictions on gender-related care for transgender youth and abortion access will remain law for now. The groups challenging the restrictions plan to appeal. Today, Lancaster County District Court Judge Lori Maret granted a request by the Nebraska Attorney General's Office to reject a legal challenge to the st  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2023: * * * Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor issued the following statement after Iowa and Nebraska attorneys general filed a petition calling on the EPA to finalize the state opt out waiver that would allow retailers in their states to sell E15--a blend of gasoline and 15 percent ethanol--year-round. "Last summer, American families found savings ranging from 16 ce  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Renewable Fuels Association issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Today, the attorneys general of Iowa and Nebraska filed a complaint in federal court regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's failure to meet a statutory deadline for promulgating regulations that would reduce evaporative emissions and allow year-round sales of E15 in at least eight Midwest states. In April 2022, the governors of those states petitioned EPA to make the regulatory  more