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Biofuel

California Biofuel Refinery Workers Say Understaffing and Fatigue Threaten Their Safety and the Community

After a catastrophic fire at a Bay Area renewable fuel refinery nearly killed a worker, his union colleagues fought for stronger protections. Now they’re locked out.

By Liza Gross

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, who represents the county where Marathon’s Martinez Renewables operates, visits striking workers in early May. Credit: Courtesy of USW Local 5
Soybeans are unloaded from a lorry at a biodiesel complex in Santa Fe, Argentina. Credit: Eitan Abramovich/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump Administration’s New Biofuels Targets Threaten Carbon-Rich Rainforests

By Georgina Gustin

A view of an ethanol production plant on March 20, 2024, near Ravenna, Neb. Credit: David Madison/Getty Images

Biofuels Policy, a Mainstay of American Agriculture, Has Been a Failure for the Climate, a New Report Claims

By Georgina Gustin

An aerial view shows farmworkers harvesting corn on Oct. 31, 2023 near McIntire, Iowa. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

As California Pushes Increased Ethanol Use, Experts Sound the Alarm on Environmental Impacts

By Nina B. Elkadi

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Are Struggling to Take Off Amid Greenwashing Claims

By Kiley Price

A view of the POET ethanol plant in Lake Crystal, Minn. Credit: Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Biofuel Refineries Are Releasing Toxic Air Pollutants in Farm Communities Across the US

By Georgina Gustin

President Donald Trump looks at samples of corn used in biofuels at Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on June 11, 2019. Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

As Trump Touts Ethanol, Scientists Question the Fuel's Climate Claims

By Georgina Gustin

Biofuel Grass a Heavy Drinker

By Lisa Song

EU Land-Grabbing in Africa for Biofuels Is Target of NGO Campaign

by Katie Allen, Guardian 

Battle Over Extension of $31Bn Corn Ethanol Subsidy Heats Up

By Stacy Feldman

Ethanol Production Follows the Subsidies

By Dave Levitan

Wind Power to Nuclear, Team Obama Talks Up a Diverse Energy Portfolio

By SolveClimate Staff

Will Extending the Ethanol Tax Credit Slow Progress Toward Advanced Biofuels?

By Dave Levitan

Weed to Wonder Fuel? Jatropha Draws Biofuel Investors — and Questions

By Dave Levitan

Study: Ethanol Mandate Creates 10% Chance of a Corn Price Spike

By Dave Levitan

Developing World Sees Wealth in Biofuel Production

By Dave Levitan

Trash-Based Biofuels Could Alleviate Land Use, Emissions Issues

By Dave Levitan

EU Fuel Rules Could Exacerbate the Palm Oil Problem

By Max Ajl

EPA Recalculates Land Use Changes, Gives Corn Ethanol Thumbs Up

By Stacy Morford

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