New study highlights environmental, economic shortcomings of federal biofuel laws
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
The federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its overreliance on corn ethanol has created additional environmental problems in its 10-year history, resulting in unmet targets for cutting air pollution, water contamination and soil erosion, concludes a new study released by University of Tennessee researchers.