May 06, 2014
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected an energy industry challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's renewable fuel standards, ruling that the agency acted within its broad discretion when it determined the amount of renewable fuels that must be added to the nation's fuel supply.
April 07, 2014
Attorneys for oil refiner Monroe Energy LLC and two energy industry groups urged the D.C. Circuit to nix the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2013 renewable fuel standard, saying the agency imposed an impossible standard that will have "devastating" results for the industry.
April 03, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday urged the D.C. Circuit to throw out a challenge to its 2013 renewable fuels standard program, arguing that a recent decision upholding federal new-source performance standards forbids claims that were not made during a rule's public comment period.
February 05, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defended its 2013 renewable fuels standard program in a brief filed Tuesday in the D.C. Circuit Court, saying the standards were a reasonable exercise of the agency's power.
October 30, 2013
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday fast-tracked industry challenges to the amount of renewable fuels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says must be added to the U.S. fuel supply in 2013, the latest salvo in the petroleum industry's battle against the agency's controversial renewable fuel program.