A deadline to appeal a ruling striking down waivers from the biofuel mandate came and went, and biofuel groups are cheering the fact that the Trump administration has not asked for a rehearing of the case.

Two oil refiners have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision restricting EPA’s ability to grant waivers to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Farmers and senators alike say President Donald Trump has little to gain and a lot to lose if he appeals the recent 10th Circuit opinion that has been widely praised by the ag and biofuels industry.

The Trump administration plans to fight an appeals court ruling that called into question the Environmental Protection Agency’s awarding of biofuel mandate waivers, sources tell Agri-Pulse.

Sales of a 15% ethanol blend were boosted by last year’s lifting of summertime sales restrictions.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a challenge to the EPA’s allocation of Small Refinery Exemptions, saying it lacks the jurisdiction to offer a written opinion on the case.

A federal appeals court heard arguments about the Environmental Protection Agency’s use of biofuel mandate waivers for small refineries, but some question if there will be a case of judicial pingpong with no court finding itself the right panel for a challenge.

Biofuel groups say a Trump administration plan to account for gallons of renewable fuel waived through small refinery exemptions is unsatisfactory and goes back on commitments offered earlier this month.

The Environmental Protection Agency has detailed a new plan to calculate small refiners' exemptions from annual biofuel usage mandates. 

The Trump administration is out with a plan to address concerns over the use of biofuel mandate waivers, ending one chapter of the saga but setting the stage for new battles in the ever-turbulent debate.