Iowa’s two U.S. senators are pushing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider its options and prioritize pipeline shipments of propane to Iowa.

Senator Chuck Grassley says he and fellow Republican Joni Ernst are calling on the agency to act right away, as concerns are rising about the state’s worsening propane shortage. “Most of that concern is in regard to late harvest of our crops and the moisture content of corn that must be dried out,” Grassley says, “but we also have livestock and poultry producers that are worried with the cold winter weather ahead.”

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