Small Refiners Seek To Scrap EPA’s ‘Compressed’ RFS Compliance Rule

Small refiners suing EPA over its modified compliance regime for the renewable fuel standard (RFS) say the agency has unlawfully and “extremely” compressed the timetable for them to supply EPA with compliance credits under the guise of a compliance deadline “extension” rule, asking a federal court to scrap the regulation. EPA in February published its extension rule in recognition that the normal timetable for compliance established under the Clean Air Act was no longer possible given the agency’s multi-year delay...