POET Bioprocessing — the largest producer of ethanol in the United States — operates an ethanol plant, pictured Oct. 16, near Shell Rock in Northeast Iowa.

SHELL ROCK, Iowa (KCRG) - Around 4:00 PM on Saturday, first responders were called to an explosion at the Poet Ethanol Plant in Shell Rock. Upon arrival, responders reported no visible flames.

Jeff Reints stands near an ethanol plant in Shell Rock, Iowa, near his farm. While most of his corn goes to the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant, he's opposed to a pipeline that would carry CO2 ...

SHELL ROCK — An ethanol-producing facility in Northeast Iowa expelled excessive pollutants into the air for several years that can cause cancers and other health effects, according to the Iowa ...

An ethanol-producing facility in northeast Iowa expelled excessive pollutants into the air for several years that can cause cancers and other health effects, according to the Iowa Department of ...

Investigators have not yet determined the cause of a Saturday afternoon explosion and fire at the Poet ethanol plant in Shell Rock. Witnesses reported seeing a fireball at that time and felt the ...

SHELL ROCK -- An ethanol-producing facility in Northeast Iowa expelled excessive pollutants into the air for several years that can cause cancers and other health effects, according to the Iowa ...

The Des Moines Register reports a hearing over state tax credits granted to an ethanol company will not be open to the public. South Dakota-based Poet Biorefining operates a dozen plants in Iowa ...

PALO ALTO COUNTY, Iowa — A week-long fire at a northwest Iowa ethanol plant that occurred in May has been deemed an arson by the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office. At around 10:46 p.m. on May ...

The agreement with POET — which says it is the world’s largest biofuel producer — would add 17 ethanol plants to the proposed system in Iowa and South Dakota.

The POET facility near Shell Rock produces about 140 million gallons of ethanol each year and other products. (Photo courtesy of Google Earth) An ethanol-producing facility in northeast Iowa ...