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RFS Power Coalition v. EPA

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / District of Columbia
Year
2020
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
RFS Power Coalition v. EPA

About this case

Filing year
2020
Status
Supplement to reply filed regarding EPA's July 26, 2022 notice.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → District of Columbia
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.
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Documents

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07/29/2022
Supplement to reply filed regarding EPA's July 26, 2022 notice.
Appendix/Exhibit/Supplement
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07/26/2022
EPA filed notice regarding development related to its opposition to Clean Fuels Alliance America motion to sever.
Notice
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07/12/2022
Reply filed in support of motion to sever and to govern further proceedings.
Reply
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07/05/2022
EPA filed opposition to motion to sever and to govern further proceedings.
Opposition
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03/22/2022
Motion to sever denied and motion to hold in abeyance granted.
Decision
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03/11/2022
Reply filed by Clean Fuels Alliance America in support of motion to sever and to govern further proceedings.
Reply
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03/04/2022
Opposition filed by EPA to motion to sever and to govern further proceedings.
Opposition
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02/22/2022
Motion to hold cases in abeyance filed by EPA.
Motion
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02/22/2022
Motion to sever and to govern further proceedings filed by petitioner Clean Fuels Alliance America.
Motion
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02/08/2022
Motion to hold cases in abeyance granted and motions for remand without vacatur deferred.
Decision
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01/25/2022
Reply filed by certain biofuels petitioners in support of their motion for remand without vacatur until April 7, 2022.
Reply
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01/20/2022
Opposition filed by EPA to biofuels petitioners' motion for remand without vacatur until April 7, 2022.
Opposition
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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
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01/07/2022
Joint motion to hold cases in abeyance filed by petitioners American Petroleum Institute et al.
Motion
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12/08/2021
Brief filed by respondents EPA et al.
Brief
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08/19/2021
EPA's motion to hold in abeyance granted and petitioners' motion to govern further proceedings denied.
Decision
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07/26/2021
Petitioners filed joint motion to govern further proceedings and opposition to EPA's motion to govern further proceedings.
Motion
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03/30/2021
Motion to hold cases in abeyance granted.
Decision
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02/25/2021
Reply filed by EPA in support of motion to hold case in abeyance.
Reply
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02/08/2021
Motion to hold case in abeyance filed by EPA.
Motion
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01/29/2021
Brief filed by American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers et al.
Brief
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01/29/2021
Brief filed by biofuels petitioners.
Brief
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01/05/2021
Small Retailers Coalition’s motion for voluntary dismissal granted.
Decision
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09/01/2020
Renewed motion to sever and hold in abeyance denied.
Decision
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06/10/2020
Opposition filed by EPA to RFS Power Coalition's renewed motion to sever and hold case in abeyance.
Opposition
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06/01/2020
Motion by Renewable Fuels Association to withdraw as intervenor granted.
Decision
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06/01/2020
Renewed motion to sever and hold case in abeyance filed by RFS Power Coalition.
Motion
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05/15/2020
Motion filed by Renewable Fuels Association to withdraw motion to intervene.
Motion
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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
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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
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03/18/2020
RFS Power Coalition's motion to consolidate or coordinate denied.
Decision
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03/12/2020
Opposition filed by EPA to motion to consolidate or coordinate.
Opposition
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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
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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
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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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Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance