Sparking Fears, EPA Claims Discretion To Set Post-2023 RFS Deadlines

EPA’s just-finalized rule extending compliance deadlines for the renewable fuel standard (RFS) not only establishes flexible compliance dates dependent on when it sets biofuel blending volumes, but also claims discretion for the agency to set volumes when it pleases post-2023, inviting pushback not only from biofuels groups but also from refiners. The rule , signed by Administrator Michael Regan Jan. 27, extends RFS compliance deadlines for refiners for the compliance years 2019, 2020 and 2021, a move the agency says...