EPA Rejects Oil Industry Bid For Waiver Of RFS Cellulosic Fuel Mandate

EPA has rejected the refining sector’s petition for a partial waiver from implementation of renewable fuel standard (RFS) biofuel blending mandates for cellulosic biofuels, finding that the oil industry has failed to make a convincing case that a lack of RFS credits will result in “severe economic harm” that would justify a waiver. In a March 15 letter , EPA Administrator Michael Regan denies the petition for a partial waiver that would effectively reduce the 2023 cellulosic biofuel blending requirements,...