D.C. Circuit rejects rehearing in E15 suit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected biofuels groups’ petitions for rehearing of its ruling scrapping the Trump-era authorization of 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) for sale during the summer months, leaving ethanol producers scrambling for ways to ensure E15 sales next summer. In brief Sept. 9 per curiam decisions, the court rejects petitions for panel rehearing and rehearing by the whole court sitting en banc of its July 2 ruling in...