renewable fuel standard

Environmentalists say grasslands being converted to corn/soybean crops

Tracy Samilton

A coalition of environmental groups is petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to drop a practice the groups say is responsible for…

Michigan corn growers say they need a more stable renewable fuel standard

Steve Carmody

Michigan corn growers say uncertainty over the federal renewable fuel standard is hurting the state’s agricultural economy.The standard sets the ethanol…

Sec. Vilsak says tests have shown that fuel that's 15 percent ethanol, which is often made from corn, is safe for use in vehicles from model years 2001 and later. Critics, including the Detroit Three, disagree.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Michigan corn growers: regulators’ proposal is “shaking the foundation” of renewable fuels

Lindsey Smith

Federal regulators plan to mix more renewable fuel into gasoline over the next few years, but it’s a whole lot less than Congress wanted.In 2007, Congress…

Transportation & Infrastructure

MSU study credits ethanol with reducing greenhouse gases

Steve Carmody

Michigan’s ethanol industry leaders are touting a new study that claims ethanol is reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The study comes as a fight is…