11th Circuit Rejects RFS Waiver Case, Finding EPA Rule ‘National’ In Scope

Another regional appeals court has dismissed on venue grounds a small refiner’s petition to reverse EPA’s rejection of a request for a renewable fuel standard (RFS) compliance waiver, finding the denial to be a “nationally applicable” action that will now be litigated along with other such cases in the District of Columbia Circuit. In its Jan. 11 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit dismisses the waiver challenge brought by the Hunt Refining Co., finding that venue...