Environmentalists Broaden Legal Attack On RFS ‘Set,’ Citing Climate Harm

Environmentalists are broadening their attack against EPA’s “set” rule that established biofuel blending volumes under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) through 2025, targeting the program’s alleged climate harm and other negative environmental impacts, in an expansion of initial litigation that focused on endangered species issues. In a Sept. 11 petition for judicial review, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) joins existing litigation over the July 12 rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, where refiners,...