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The Future Of Low-Carbon Fuels Under The Trump Administration

Published September 12, 2017 at 12:45 PM EDT
Nearly all of the ethanol blended into U.S. gasoline is made from corn. (Grant Gerlock/Harvest Public Media)
Nearly all of the ethanol blended into U.S. gasoline is made from corn. (Grant Gerlock/Harvest Public Media)

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to cut back on biofuels: fuel that’s made from plants and is more environmentally friendly than petroleum or even ethanol made from corn.

That has fans of the low-carbon fuel concerned that the Trump administration plans to pull support for innovation in renewable fuels. Harvest Public Media’s Grant Gerlock (@ggerlock) explains.

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