The Supreme Court has determined there is only one venue appropriate for legal challenges to small refinery exemption decisions. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says the Court agreed with RFA and Growth Energy that the D.C. Circuit should handle all litigation pertaining to SRE petitions. Cooper says the Supreme Court decision gives farmers and ethanol producers much greater certainty about SRE litigation under the RFS. EPA is currently considering nearly 170 SRE petitions.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
The Supreme Court has determined there is only one venue appropriate for legal challenges to small refinery exemption decisions. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says the Court agreed with RFA and Growth Energy that the D.C. Circuit should handle all litigation pertaining to SRE petitions. Cooper says the Supreme Court decision gives farmers and ethanol producers much greater certainty about SRE litigation under the RFS. EPA is currently considering nearly 170 SRE petitions.
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