In RFS Waiver Dispute, 9th Circuit Orders EPA To Explain RIN Remedy

March 15, 2021
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is ordering EPA to quickly provide an explanation for its decision to return renewable fuel standard (RFS) credits to a California refiner when it granted the company’s request for an RFS compliance waiver, though the court stops short of directing the agency on how to craft its response. In an unpublished March 15 order in the sealed case Kern Oil & Refining Co. v. EPA , a three-judge panel gives the...


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