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In drought, is using corn for fuel still a good idea?

The biggest U.S. drought in half a century is devastating farms across the Midwest. Crops are wilting. Food prices are on the rise. Under the circumstances, then, does it still make sense for the government to divert a hefty portion of the nation’s corn output into making fuel?

Some groups are....

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