Sen. Amy Klobuchar Tours Hormel Institute

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July 9, 2021

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by Mike Stoll (Austin Daily Herald) … During the tour, Klobuchar (Senatory Amy Klobuchar D-MN) learned of the Institute’s research into the role biofuels play in reducing the risk of cancer. A recent study, which was a collaboration between The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, and the Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois Chicago, showed that gasoline containing ethanol produces lower emissions of toxic chemicals known to cause cancer. These ethanol-blended fuels are widely available at gas stations as E10, E15, or E85.

“There are major issues with biofuels and the fight we have with the oil companies,” Klobuchar said. “Sen. (Chuck) Grassley, Sen. (Joni) Ernst and I have been doing a lot of work on this to make sure that with a new administration, biofuels are not forgotten, and that we see that as the clean fuels they are. The oil companies have always been in our face, and this is further research that we are going to be able to use in our arsenal of arguments.” READ MORE

Mueller S, Dennison G, Liu S. An Assessment on Ethanol-Blended Gasoline/Diesel Fuels on Cancer Risk and Mortality. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(13):6930. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136930

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