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RFS Power Coalition v. EPA
Geography
Year
2020
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2020
Status
Supplement to reply filed regarding EPA's July 26, 2022 notice.
Geography
Docket number
20-1046
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Cir.)
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)United States → Energy Policy Act of 2005
At issue
Challenge to EPA’s final rule setting 2020 volume requirements for renewable fuel production in the Renewable Fuel Standard Program.
Topics
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics
Beta
07/29/2022
Supplement to reply filed regarding EPA's July 26, 2022 notice.
Appendix/Exhibit/Supplement
07/26/2022
EPA filed notice regarding development related to its opposition to Clean Fuels Alliance America motion to sever.
Notice
07/12/2022
Reply filed in support of motion to sever and to govern further proceedings.
Reply
07/05/2022
EPA filed opposition to motion to sever and to govern further proceedings.
Opposition
03/22/2022
Motion to sever denied and motion to hold in abeyance granted.
Decision
03/11/2022
Reply filed by Clean Fuels Alliance America in support of motion to sever and to govern further proceedings.
Reply
03/04/2022
Opposition filed by EPA to motion to sever and to govern further proceedings.
Opposition
02/22/2022
Motion to sever and to govern further proceedings filed by petitioner Clean Fuels Alliance America.
Motion
02/08/2022
Motion to hold cases in abeyance granted and motions for remand without vacatur deferred.
Decision
01/25/2022
Reply filed by certain biofuels petitioners in support of their motion for remand without vacatur until April 7, 2022.
Reply
01/20/2022
Opposition filed by EPA to biofuels petitioners' motion for remand without vacatur until April 7, 2022.
Opposition
01/18/2022
Obligated party petitioners filed joint opposition to motion for remand without vacatur and reply in support of motion to hold cases in abeyance.
Opposition
01/07/2022
Joint motion to hold cases in abeyance filed by petitioners American Petroleum Institute et al.
Motion
08/19/2021
EPA's motion to hold in abeyance granted and petitioners' motion to govern further proceedings denied.
Decision
07/26/2021
Petitioners filed joint motion to govern further proceedings and opposition to EPA's motion to govern further proceedings.
Motion
02/25/2021
Reply filed by EPA in support of motion to hold case in abeyance.
Reply
01/29/2021
Brief filed by American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers et al.
Brief
01/05/2021
Small Retailers Coalition’s motion for voluntary dismissal granted.
Decision
09/01/2020
Renewed motion to sever and hold in abeyance denied.
Decision
06/10/2020
Opposition filed by EPA to RFS Power Coalition's renewed motion to sever and hold case in abeyance.
Opposition
06/01/2020
Motion by Renewable Fuels Association to withdraw as intervenor granted.
Decision
06/01/2020
Renewed motion to sever and hold case in abeyance filed by RFS Power Coalition.
Motion
05/15/2020
Motion filed by Renewable Fuels Association to withdraw motion to intervene.
Motion
04/02/2020
Court denied motion to reconsider and modify the denial of the motion to consolidate or coordinate related cases or, in the alternative, to hold in abeyance.
Decision
03/24/2020
Motion filed by RFS Power Coalition to reconsider and modify denial of motion to consolidate or coordinate related cases or, in the alternative, hold in abeyance.
Decision
03/18/2020
RFS Power Coalition's motion to consolidate or coordinate denied.
Decision
03/12/2020
Opposition filed by EPA to motion to consolidate or coordinate.
Opposition
03/02/2020
Petitioner filed motion to consolidate or coordinate related cases or, in the alternative, hold in abeyance.
On March 2, 2020, the coalition filed a motion to consolidate or otherwise coordinate their challenge to the 2020 rule with their pending challenge to the 2019 volume requirements. Alternatively, the coalition requested that the D.C. Circuit hold the challenge to the 2020 rule in abeyance pending a decision on the 2019 rule.
Motion
02/21/2020
Petition for review filed.
A coalition of three national trade associations representing companies and biofuel facilities that produce renewable electricity used as transportation fuel filed a petition for review in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging EPA’s final rule setting 2020 volume requirements for renewable fuel production in the Renewable Fuel Standard Program.
Petition
Summary
Challenge to EPA’s final rule setting 2020 volume requirements for renewable fuel production in the Renewable Fuel Standard Program.
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Group
Topics
Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance