Governor Tim Walz is looking forward to renewing efforts to bring an E15 ethanol standard to Minnesota.

Speaking to Brownfield during the MN Ag Expo in Mankato Wednesday, Walz says expanding the use of biofuels is important to him.

“I’ve been on that bandwagon since I was in Congress in the early 2000’s. I think it’s here now, we need to create these at-home markets. We’re really working, and the public understands this as we transition to lower carbon fuels, the biofuels (like) E15 mandates, soy diesel, are all a big piece of this.”

Last year the Legislature failed to pass a bill to raise the ethanol standard from 10 to 15 percent.

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