The administration’s lavish biofuel subsidies for farmers are bad for consumers and the planet, but the problem goes way beyond his administration.

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President Donald Trump speaks during the “Celebration of Agriculture” event at the White House on March 27 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Canary Media’s ​“Eating the Earth” column explores the connections between the food we eat and the climate we live in.

Like most of Trump’s environmental policies, and almost all biofuels policies, it’s terrible — for consumers, the climate, the hungry, and the country.