Biofuel Waiver Use by EPA Could Withstand Remand, Attorneys Say

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An expected remand of recent EPA biofuel blending requirements isn't a guaranteed gift to the program's supporters, attorneys and analysts told Bloomberg BNA The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is poised to decide the case in the coming weeks following oral arguments late last month (Ams. for Clean Energy v. EPA, etal, D.C. Cir., 16-1005, argued 4/24/17). Uncertainty prevails about the details of the decision, and there is no clear precedent, the attorneys said. Still, they said, based on what the judges said during the hearing, it was likely the court would send the rule back to the Environmental Protection Agency for revision.