Spilling poison

World's biggest oil company sued for MTBE spill

Industry holds sway

No alternative

Curbing MTBE leak is best way to stop groundwater pollution

Consuming bill

US energy bill passed by house of representatives

Going for ethanol

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No simple solution

California's dilemma: clean air or clean water

MTBE CLEANUP

Brazil

US bans MTBE

MTBE is out!

USA is all set to promote ethanol

Deadly leakage

Ecofriendly additive

MTBE woes

Mexico takes ethanol route to get rid of MTBE

Half-measure

NAFTA tribunal's ban on potential carcinogen leaves larger environmental issues unaddressed

Cosmetic concern

The MTBE joke

The way to clean up the air is to pollute groundwater, according to the Indian government

In Court

New Hampshire battles against oil giants

New Hampshire has become the first state in the US to take on oil giants such as ExxonMobil and ChevronTexaco over widespread contamination of …

The right blend

Ethanol, a safer alternative to MTBE, will now be mixed with petrol to curb emissions. Lopamudra Banerjee analyses the impact of this environment-…

Fuelling a debate

Ethanol is a clean and cheap fuel blend. But the Indian government is impeding the use of ethanol when it is callously promoting cancer-causing MTBE