D.C. Circuit Judges Question 2018 RFS But Rule’s Fate Remains Unclear

February 20, 2019
Appellate judges at Feb. 20 oral argument questioned EPA, the oil sector and biofuels groups over alleged flaws in the 2018 renewable fuel standard (RFS) rule setting fuel production goals, but the two judges gave few indications on whether they will defer to the agency’s rulemaking power or potentially undo parts of the 2018 RFS. U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judges David Tatel and Karen LeCraft Henderson heard argument in American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers...


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