Energy

States move to encourage sustainable jet fuel use

It has supporters on both sides of the aisle thanks to environmental and economic upside.
An American Airlines plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

State legislatures led by both Democrats and Republicans are considering bills to encourage the production of sustainable aviation fuel, which supporters say offers both environmental and economic benefits.

Lawmakers in at least nine states this year introduced measures to promote the alternative jet fuel. A measure creating a new tax credit for it in Arkansas was signed into law in April, and a similar Iowa bill is awaiting Gov. Kim Reynolds’s (R) signature.

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