Climate Change
Biofuel Refineries Are Releasing Toxic Air Pollutants in Farm Communities Across the US
The ethanol industry has billed itself as a green alternative to oil and gas, but new research finds biofuel refineries are releasing toxic chemicals in farm communities across the nation.
For decades, American farm policy has funneled tens of billions of taxpayer dollars toward renewable, crop-based fuels, with elected leaders and the biofuels industry lauding them as cleaner, greener alternatives to petroleum.
Biofuel Refineries Are Releasing Toxic Air Pollutants in Farm Communities Across the US