Peel the lobbyist-encrusted layers off the "gasoline additive" debate, and you have one of the most complex, convoluted and economically destructive examples of pork-barrel politics ever concocted.

House and Senate negotiators removed a major obstacle that had deadlocked energy legislation for more than two years, but even supporters say the measure will not provide short-term relief from high ...

Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to phase down, and perhaps out, use of a suspected carcinogen that refiners have added to gasoline since the 1970s. An octane booster, ...

When it comes to squeezing every last drop of gas from your tank, the world […] ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former Exxon Mobile engineer testified Monday that environmental hazards surrounding the gasoline additive MTBE were widely discussed in water quality and oil industry circles ...

Let’s talk about fuel additives. You’ve probably seen them lined up on store shelves, promising […] ...

The central truism regarding any fuel additive is that sometimes you need it—and sometimes you don’t. Aside from the untold legions of snake oil substances touted to improve fuel economy, there are ...