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Supreme Court Upheld Renewable Fuel Exemptions for Small Refineries

Challenge to EPA orders granting three petitions for extensions of small refinery exemptions from renewable fuel standards.

HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association

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Supreme Court Agreed to Hear Small Refiners’ Appeal in Renewable Fuel Standard Exemption Case

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HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association - petition for writ of certiorari

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Supreme Court Upheld Renewable Fuel Exemptions for Small Refineries

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