South Dakota ethanol leaders make push for “E30 by 2030 Nationwide”

In South Dakota, in a Rapid City Journal ad, a Sioux Falls Argus Leader editorial, and a letter to Governor Kristi Noem, South Dakota ethanol leaders said that a transition to “E30 by 2030 Nationwide” would more than double the corn ethanol’s contribution to the state’s economic activity—to $8 billion per year—while saving urban Americans billions each year in health costs and premature mortalities.

In an advertisement that ran while President Trump visited Mt. Rushmore, supporters underlined the multibillion dollar economic boost the ethanol industry could bring to the South Dakota economy if EPA’s unlawful regulatory barriers are removed. Today the state’s corn ethanol industry contributes more than $4 billion in economic activity. Increasing ethanol volumes would provide a much-needed boost to farmers throughout the Midwest, according to South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke.