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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 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Litigation, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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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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