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Trump Hands the Biofuels Business Another Win by Boosting Mandates

The White House is supporting the alternative fuels’ producers and farmers even as it attacks other clean-energy sources.

Poet LLC’s ethanol biorefinery in Gowrie, Iowa.

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, reporter Gerson Freitas Jr. explains how the White House is firmly backing the biofuels industry.

By now, it’s routine to see US President Donald Trump take swings against renewable energy. It’s also worth remembering how far his administration is going to support domestic biofuels.