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Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC v. EPA
About this case
Documents
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
08/30/2019
Decision
Petitions for review denied.
The D.C. Circuit rejected a set of challenges to Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program rules. First, the court upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) denial of petitions to reconsider its 2010 “point of obligation” rule that imposed RFS compliance obligations on refiners and importers but not on blenders. Second, the court upheld EPA’s decision not to reassess categories of “obligated parties” when it issued the 2017 annual standards. Third, the court rejected challenges to EPA’s cellulosic biofuel projection for 2017 and the decision not to use the entirety of the discretionary cellulosic waiver to lower the 2017 requirements for advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel. Fourth, the court rejected a claim that the 2018 volume for biomass-based diesel was too low.
05/29/2018
Reply
Reply brief filed by petitioners American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers et al.
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01/22/2018
Brief
Opening brief filed by petitioners American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers et al.
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03/10/2017
Motion To Intervene
Motion to intervene on behalf of respondents filed by National Biodiesel Board.
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03/10/2017
Motion To Intervene
Motion to intervene in support of respondent filed by American Petroleum Institute.
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02/09/2017
Petition
Petition for review filed.
Seven petitions for review were filed in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking review of EPA’s final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018. The lead case was brought by Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC and Wynnewood Refining Company, LLC, companies that operate refineries in Kansas and Oklahoma. Other petitioners included other refinery and energy companies, American Petroleum Institute, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, and National Biodiesel Board.
Summary
Challenge to EPA’s final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018.