Abstract: The ethanol mandate in the federal Renewable Fuel Standard increases corn prices and food prices. This harms consumers and distorts the domestic and international commodity market. While ...

Nearly anyone with a lawnmower knows how frustrating it is to pull that starter cord only for the engine to fail to start. While this problem might be a result of blocked air filters, issues with the ...

WASHINGTON -- The pros and cons of increased ethanol use are the subjects of debate, according to figures revealed by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and recently reported by The ...

The Biden administration announced it will suspend a federal rule that bars higher levels of ethanol in gasoline during the summertime. The move is intended to tamp down prices at the pump that have ...

In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a challenge by automakers and other groups seeking to overturn the EPA’s previous approval of E15 automotive fuel containing 50% more ethanol. Brought ...

It's hard to imagine any reality in which the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) benefits from measures meant to decrease gasoline consumption. But that's apparently the case--in a ...

Food stamps and child nutrition programs are expected to cost up to $900 million more this year because of increased ethanol use. Higher use of the corn-based fuel additive accounted for about 10 ...

The company will now carry out further durability tests to meet class requirements and commercial operating conditions.

WASHINGTON -- Nearly two-thirds of cars on the road could have more corn-based ethanol in their fuel tanks under an Environmental Protection Agency decision Friday. The agency said that 15 percent ...

According to USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, corn used in ethanol fell from a high of 5 billion bushels in 2011 to 4.65 billion bushels in 2012. This year, USDA expects 4.9 ...

Trump announced the plan last March ahead of the midterm elections. Gasoline that contains a higher percentage of ethanol should be available to drivers around the country this summer, the Trump ...

The Millers are a family of beekeepers in Gackle, North Dakota, a tiny farming town about 70 miles east of Bismarck. It was five decades ago when they began their labors here amid the endless swaths ...