EPA Delays Decision on United Refining Co. Waiver

摘要

The Biden administration is delaying by two weeks a decision on whether to waive United Refining Co. from 2019 biofuel-blending requirements.1. The Environmental Protection Agency and refiner said in a court filing the new deadline for a decision would be Nov. 52. The move could heighten pressure on the EPA to rule next month on some 30 other pending refinery petitions for waivers for 2019 quotas under the Renewable Fuel Standard.3. EPA handling of the issue has been complicated by lower-than-expected fuel demand during the pandemic and a Supreme Court ruling in June allowing the agency to waive refinerieseven if they haven’t received continuous exemptions.