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American Petroleum Institute v. EPA

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / District of Columbia
Year
2012
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
American Petroleum Institute v. EPA

About this case

Filing year
2012
Status
Opinion issued.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → District of Columbia
Docket number
12-1139
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.)United States → United States Federal Courts
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Clean Air Act (US) → Industry Lawsuits (US) → Renewable Fuel Standards (US)
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)United States → Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA)
At issue
Challenge to EPA’s renewable fuel standards for 2012 on grounds that they are unachievable.
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics 
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01/25/2013
Opinion issued.
The D.C. Circuit held that EPA's projection for cellulosic fuel production was unreasonable because "EPA's methodology for making its cellulosic biofuel projection did not take neutral aim at accuracy." The court said that Congress intended the Energy Independence and Security Act to drive the development of the cellulosic ethanol industry and that the statute required EPA to produce a projection that aims at accuracy. Because the projection was in excess of EPA's authority, the court vacated that aspect of the renewable fuel standard for 2012.
Decision
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Summary

Challenge to EPA’s renewable fuel standards for 2012 on grounds that they are unachievable.

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Group
Topics
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector