Americas > US court grants small refiners relief from Renewable Fuel Standard obligations, pending appeal

US court grants small refiners relief from Renewable Fuel Standard obligations, pending appeal

Published 23:06 on January 30, 2023  /  Last updated at 23:06 on January 30, 2023  / Joan Pinto /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

A federal court on Friday reversed the US EPA’s decision last year to deny compliance obligation exemptions to a pair of small refiners under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), sending biofuel credit (RIN) prices lower even as judges have yet to rule on the merits of the case.
A federal court on Friday reversed the US EPA’s decision last year to deny compliance obligation exemptions to a pair of small refiners under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), sending biofuel credit (RIN) prices lower even as judges have yet to rule on the merits of the case.


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