On Tuesday, Republican Gov. Terry Branstad led off his annual Condition of the State address with a call for a coordinated campaign to preserve the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates a certain level of renewable fuel production each year.

On Wednesday, Iowa Democratic U.S. Reps. Bruce Braley, Dave Loebsack, and several other members of Congress added their voices of opposition to the reduced mandate in a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy.

To learn more, head over to the Des Moines Register.