Biofuel Maker Seeks To Scrap EPA Barrier For Cellulosic Fuel Under RFS

A major ethanol producer in a new legal filing says EPA is arbitrarily blocking approval of its cellulosic ethanol production method under the renewable fuel standard (RFS), with the dispute affecting both the broader biofuel industry and potentially the agency’s forthcoming proposal to slash statutory RFS blending volumes for cellulosic fuels. In its opening brief filed Dec. 10, POET Biorefining LLC and several of its regional subsidiaries urge the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to...