D.C. Circuit Rejects Anonymous Status For Refiner In RFS Waiver Dispute

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a sealed case has rejected a small refiner’s bid for anonymity in an apparent legal fight over EPA’s denial of a renewable fuel standard (RFS) economic hardship compliance waiver, forcing the unnamed refiner to either refile its litigation under its own name or drop its suit. The ruling, decided Aug. 7 and reissued Aug. 20, is a win for biofuels groups seeking to force refiners and EPA to...