CBD Urges Court To Scrap RFS Rule Over Lack Of Species Consultation

The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) is urging a federal appeals court to scrap EPA’s June rule setting biofuel blending volumes for 2020, 2021 and 2022 under the renewable fuel standard (RFS), arguing the agency’s failure to formally consult other federal bodies about endangered species effects is unlawful and violates two legal precedents. CBD was the first group to file suit over the rule, but its objections differ fundamentally from other litigants. Refiners argue volumes should be lower, and biofuels...