EPA Denies Duty To Account For 'Small Refiner' Waivers In RFS Targets

摘要

EPA in its latest brief defending the agency's 2018 renewable fuel standard (RFS) volumes rule against varied legal challenges is denying it has any statutory duty to adjust annual RFS biofuel blending volumes to compensate for waivers the agency will likely issue for “small” refiners, rejecting a key argument made by major biofuel groups.