In court document, ethanol producers argue EPA sulfur rule hurts renewable fuels industry

摘要

U.S. EPA's final rule for curbing sulfur in gasoline stymies the renewable fuels market, a group of ethanol producers argued this week in an opening court brief. The producers say EPA ignored a "catch-22" inherent in its final Tier III rule: EPA seeks higher blends of alternative fuels to be used in the market while at the same time restricting the test fuels that new cars are required to use for certification to lower blends. They are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to vacate the part of EPA's Tier III rule that requires test fuels used for certification of new cars be "readily available" in the market.