WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Court docket of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit right this moment issued an order vacating many of the U.S. Environmental Safety Company’s 2022 denials of petitions for small refinery exemptions from Renewable Gasoline Customary (RFS) obligations, and remanding these petitions to EPA for additional proceedings. The court docket resolution on small refinery exemptions stays below seal and is unavailable for public overview.
The next is a joint assertion in response to the court docket resolution on small refinery exemptions from Development Vitality, the Renewable Fuels Affiliation, and the American Coalition for Ethanol, all of whom intervened on EPA’s behalf within the litigation:
“We’re extraordinarily dissatisfied in right this moment’s resolution to vacate and remand EPA’s denial of dozens of small refinery exemption petitions. EPA’s resolution in 2022 to disclaim the petitions was well-reasoned, primarily based on sound financial evaluation, and in keeping with each the Clear Air Act and the aims of the Renewable Gasoline Customary. We are going to consider our subsequent steps, which can embody in search of additional overview of right this moment’s resolution. Our coalition stays resolute and dedicated to defending and defending the right implementation of the RFS.”
