Refiner files 10th Circuit suit over EPA’s RFS waiver response

A Wyoming refiner is suing EPA over the Trump administration’s 11th-hour response to the company’s petition seeking renewable fuel standard (RFS) waivers for two of its facilities, pursuing the case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that previously issued a ruling significantly limiting EPA’s power to issue such waivers. The March 15 suit challenges a Jan. 14 decision signed by former Trump agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler on the company’s request to grant RFS compliance extensions to...