Americas > US Supreme Court takes up refiner-led lawsuit over biofuel compliance waivers

US Supreme Court takes up refiner-led lawsuit over biofuel compliance waivers

Published 15:14 on January 11, 2021  /  Last updated at 01:21 on January 12, 2021  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

The US Supreme Court announced Friday that it would review a lower court’s ruling that severely curtailed the EPA’s ability to issue compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), with a future decision potentially adding downside pressure to biofuel credit (RIN) prices that have soared to three-year highs.
The US Supreme Court announced Friday that it would review a lower court’s ruling that severely curtailed the EPA’s ability to issue compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), with a future decision potentially adding downside pressure to biofuel credit (RIN) prices that have soared to three-year highs.


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