Angus King and Jared Golden Introduce Biomass for Transportation Fuel Act

Written By Maine Environmental News

ANGUS KING NEWS • March 14, 2024

This week, Senator Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME) and Representative Jared Golden (D-ME02) joined other members of Congress to introduced the "Biomass for Transportation Fuel Act” (H.R.7609). This legislation would allow facilities generating renewable electricity from forest biomass like woodchips or sawdust to participate in the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, which forces fossil fuel companies to subsidize alternative energy.

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