Year-Round E15 Push Stalls

Congressional efforts to approve year-round E15 sales hit a dead end. National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower responded by saying Congress has “again punted,” leaving half a million corn farmers behind in favor of a handful of refineries. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper said the delay blocks a compromise deal supported by farmers, ethanol producers, and fuel retailers, warning that it deepens uncertainty amid the worst farm crisis in decades. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor calls it “a travesty,” saying Congress picked foreign refiners over American farmers and consumers, and urged the new rural energy council to deliver a solution quickly.