This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Two decades ago, when the world was wising up to the threat of climate change, the Bush administration touted ...

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 ...

The U.S. government’s own scientists on Sept. 21 questioned whether corn-based ethanol is better for the environment than traditional petroleum-based fuels, nearly two decades after Congress first ...

Imagine for a moment that you're the quintessential hands-on hobbyist. You've noticed that your Pontiac hasn't run its best as of late and all indications point to its Rochester Quadrajet as the ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The ethanol business, once perceived as an industry kept alive mostly by government support, is becoming more viable amid worries of a global oil crunch. Innovation and investment are ...

Trading volume in the Chicago and European Ethanol futures has continued to rise over the past year Higher decarbonization targets have seen biofuels regaining interest from governments as they seek ...

— -- Anything's better than ethanol blend E85, even ordinary gasoline, a new cost-benefit analysis of alternative fuels by researcher John Graham at the Pardee Rand Graduate School finds. Diesels ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a final rule announced Thursday by the Environmental ...

Congressional biofuel supporters reintroduced legislation Thursday to lift seasonal restrictions on the sale of 15-percent ethanol fuel blends. The long-sought legislation, called the “Nationwide ...

Advocates for higher-ethanol fuel went from celebration to dejection as a provision to boost E15 sales fell out of a continuing resolution. A big win for the biofuels industry slipped away Thursday ...

Gold is helping scientists turn plant-based ethanol into valuable industrial chemicals by keeping a delicate reaction under ...