Refiners launch new suit to cut RFS ‘cellulosic’ volume

Refiners are suing EPA in district court in an effort to force the agency to cut its 2023 volume requirements for cellulosic biofuel under the renewable fuel standard (RFS), an action aimed at sidestepping potential procedural hurdles in their pending appellate suit over whether the group has authority to petition the agency for such a waiver. The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) filed suit August 15 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, seeking a direct...