D.C. Circuit Cites Lack Of Standing To Reject EPA E15 Misfueling Rule Suit

摘要

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected an oil and engine sector lawsuit that claimed EPA's rule to protect against misfueling of vehicles with ethanol blends up to 15 percent (E15) failed to ensure against misfueling, saying the industry groups lack standing to sue as they can show no harm from the rule. The unanimous Oct. 21 decision is not unexpected given the judges' focus on the legal standing issue during oral arguments earlier this month. The three-judge panel that decided the case, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, et al. v. EPA, said that the suit does not warrant a full published opinion. Instead, the panel of Judges David Tatel, Janice Rogers Brown and Senior Circuit Judge Stephen Williams issued a three-page judgment in the case.