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February 22, 2021
EPA Finally Heeds Ernst, Iowans’ Calls to Uphold 10th Circuit Decision
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, has long called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... -
February 19, 2021
Joni Ernst: Radical Policies from Coastal Elites Hurt Rural America
Just last month, President Biden raised eyebrows when he took executive action to begin transitioning federal government vehicles to electric vehicles. It followed a similar move... -
February 11, 2021
In Light of New Data, Ernst Urges Biden Administration to Recognize Environmental Benefits of Biofuel
WASHINGTON – After a new report found that greenhouse gas emissions from corn ethanol are 46% lower than gasoline, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) – a member of the... -
February 08, 2021
Ernst Helps Introduce Bill to Advance Deployment of Renewable Fuel Infrastructure, Expand Access to Higher Biofuel Blends
WASHINGTON – Building on her efforts to expand access to higher biofuel blends, Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in introducing The Renewable Fuel... -
February 06, 2021
Joni Ernst: President Biden’s Actions Ignore His Calls for Unity
On January 20th, I joined my colleagues on the front steps of the Capitol for the inauguration of our forty-sixth president, Joe Biden. At a time when divisions run deep within our... -
February 02, 2021
Ernst Questions Vilsack at Agriculture Committee Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON—As a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) today questioned Tom Vilsack at his confirmation hearing to... -
WASHINGTON – Following President Biden’s executive action to begin transitioning federal government vehicles to electric vehicles, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)...
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January 27, 2021
Ernst Urges Senate: Don’t Mess with New WOTUS Rule; Stand with Workers, Farmers, and Businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, is leading a Senate resolution that... -
January 15, 2021
After Ernst’s Push, EPA Takes Action to Expand Access to E15
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuel industry and member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, issued the... -
October 14, 2020
There’s a first time for everything
WASHINGTON – According to Bloomberg’s Jennifer Dlouhy, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) was the first senator to bring up the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) at a Senate Judiciary... -
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), are urging the Environmental...
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September 16, 2020
Ernst, Iowa Farmer Highlight Importance of New, Commonsense WOTUS Rule
WASHINGTON—At a Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who worked tirelessly to scrap the Obama Administration’s Waters... -
September 08, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Urge USDA to Help Farmers Achieve Water Quality Objectives
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, and her fellow Iowan Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA),... -
September 01, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Welcome Additional Assistance for Iowans Impacted by Derecho
Following Governor Reynolds’ announcement that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Individual Assistance for ten additional counties, U.S. Senators Joni... -
August 04, 2020
Ernst, Grassley Oppose Energy Department Nominee, Call for Greater Transparency of “Gap Year” Small Refinery Waiver Process
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), longtime champions for Iowa’s renewable fuel industry, today voted against the nominee for Deputy Secretary of... -
August 04, 2020
Progressive Farmer: Sens. Grassley, Ernst Ask DOE Nominee for Transparency on Biofuels Waivers
Iowa Sens. Charles Grassley and Joni Ernst…voted against the nomination of Mark Menezes as deputy secretary of energy, stating in a letter to Menezes on Tuesday that they... -
June 26, 2020
Ernst Blocks EPA Deputy Administrator Nominee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee—which provides oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... -
June 25, 2020
Ernst, Klobuchar, Duckworth, Grassley Urge EPA to Reject Retroactive Biofuel Blending Waivers
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless fighter for Iowa’s biofuel community, led a bipartisan letter with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), as well as fellow Iowan... -
June 19, 2020
Ernst Joins Effort to Advance Renewable Fuels Innovation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) is joining a bipartisan effort to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) inaction on advanced biofuel... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a relentless advocate for Iowa’s biofuel community and member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), is joining...
