High Court Agrees To Hear Suits Over RFS Waivers, CERCLA Contribution

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a suit contesting a landmark appeals court ruling that significantly limits EPA’s ability to issue renewable fuel standard (RFS) compliance waivers for refineries, and it will also hear separate litigation filed by Guam against the United States testing the scope of the Superfund law’s contribution clause. The justices’ decisions, in a pair of Jan. 8 orders, will pose an early test for the incoming Biden Justice Department (DOJ) about how, and whether, to...