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

A longtime critic of U.S. biofuels says an expansion of biofuels policy under President Donald Trump would lead to more greenhouse gas emissions and fewer food crops.

By Georgina Gustin

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

By Nina B. Elkadi

What’s More Harmful to Birds in North Dakota: Oil and Gas Drilling, or Corn and Soybeans?

By Lydia Larsen

A cornfield in Illinois

Corn Ethanol Subsidies Lose More Ground

By Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian

Corn Ethanol Boom Driving 'Dead Zone' Expansion, Federal Scientists Say

By Stacy Feldman

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