Biden EPA’s First Denial Of Refiner RFS Waiver Points To Tougher Policy

The Biden EPA has for the first time denied a new small refinery request for a waiver from Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) biofuel blending mandates, a move that biofuels groups hope presages a higher bar for such requests after the Trump EPA allowed many waivers, and which may also clear a path to issuance of overdue RFS volumes rules. EPA Nov. 5 updated its website to show it has refused the request, pertaining to the 2019 RFS compliance year. In...