EPA, Sierra Club appear close to deal on RFS study

EPA and the Sierra Club are asking a district court to continue to pause a renewable fuel standard (RFS) deadline suit the group brought for just 10 more days, suggesting the two sides may be close to inking a settlement despite Administrator Scott Pruitt's policy memo imposing steep hurdles before agency lawyers can sign such agreements. The suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia concerns EPA's failure to complete a congressionally mandated study of the environmental...