Updated: SYRACUSE — A train derails. The train is a freight train, carrying different products on different cars. It is unclear what cars have derailed. Were they all box cars? Were there tank cars? Did the locomotive derail as well? Numerous other questions arise, including what is in the … Read More
Updated: By KENT POLITSCH USDA Farm Service Agency KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday, Oct. 30, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is partnering with 21 states through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership to nearly double the number of fueling pumps nationwide that supply renewable fuels to American … Read More
Updated: INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is among 21 states that will receive federal grants to add more service station pumps for gasoline blends with more than 10 percent ethanol, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The amount of the grant is not known, but the agency said that Indiana … Read More
Updated: The oldest ethanol plant in Indiana has been idled due to the economy. The decision by New Energy Corp. in South Bend has reportedly prompted the lay off of 40 workers. The company is attributing the decision to “challenging economic conditions facing the ethanol industry.” The company has … Read More
