Refiner Wynnewood sues EPA over RFS waiver denial

February 3, 2025
Texas-based refiner Wynnewood Refining Co. is suing EPA over its Jan. 2 denial of a small refinery compliance exemption for the firm from renewable fuel standard (RFS) biofuel blending limits, testing one of the Biden administration’s last decisions on the waiver program and the Trump EPA’s position on the issue. The lawsuit filed Jan. 30 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit by Wynnewood, a subsidiary of CVR Energy, Inc., concerns the denial of a waiver for...


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