Refiner's Suit Eyes Alternate Path To Shift EPA's RFS 'Point Of Obligation'

Refiner Valero Energy is suing EPA in federal district court in Texas eyeing an alternate way to force the agency to shift the renewable fuel standard (RFS) compliance mandate, or “point of obligation,” from fuel refiners and importers to blenders, saying EPA has failed to meet a Clean Air Act mandate to ensure the duty is “appropriate.” The suit , filed Jan. 18 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, follows another case that the company...