EPA Agrees To First-Time Endangered Species Review On RFS ‘Set’ Rule

EPA has reached a proposed deal with environmentalists opposed to its renewable fuel standard (RFS) biofuel blending program to complete consultation with other government agencies under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the planned “Set” rule mandating blending for 2023 through 2025, setting an important precedent for future RFS rules. In an April 17 Federal Register notice , EPA announced the proposed settlement that would end litigation brought by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) against the agency’s 2022...