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US EPA overlooked profitability criteria in granting biofuels credit waivers, lawsuit says

Published 23:02 on March 7, 2019  /  Last updated at 23:21 on March 7, 2019  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

The US EPA made an unannounced and fundamental change to its methodology used to grant compliance waivers under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that allowed for an increasing number of companies to receive exemptions to the biofuels credit market, a new court filing alleges.
The US EPA made an unannounced and fundamental change to its methodology used to grant compliance waivers under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that allowed for an increasing number of companies to receive exemptions to the biofuels credit market, a new court filing alleges.


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