Litigation: EPA consent decree punts RFS waiver decision to Biden

EPA is proposing a consent decree to settle a lawsuit brought by a refining company that would punt into the Biden administration a final decision on whether to grant the refiner a waiver from renewable fuel standard (RFS) biofuel production mandates, teeing up an early test for the incoming Biden EPA on its RFS waiver policy. The decree published in the Jan. 4 Federal Register would end litigation brought by Pennsylvania refiner United Refining Company in the U.S. District...