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Appeals court: EPA must examine RFS program's environmental impact

D.C. Circuit rejects challenges from refiners, biofuels industry

07/16/21 4:07 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers biofuels E15 Emily Skor Endangered Species Act Environmental Protection Agency ethanol Growth Energy National Wildlife Federation Renewable Fuel Standard renewable fuels Renewable Fuels Assocation
A federal appeals court has upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 renewable fuel volumes in the face of challenges from both the biofuels and oil industries, but also ordered EPA to re-examine the impacts of the program on the environment, particularly endangered species.
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