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Small Refinery Exemption Litigation Update

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In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Andy Kriha and Susan Lafferty delve into the intricacies of ongoing litigation surrounding small...more

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This Week’s Climate Policy Update - February #2

Last week, President Biden delivered the State of the Union and outlined his vision for the U.S. energy transition. Meanwhile, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) responded to a request from Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-TN),...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

RFS: Auto Manufacturers Win the Battle for ‘eRIN’ Credits in EPA’s Proposed Rule

On December 1, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its proposed “set” rule for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program. In addition to setting the volume and percentage standards for renewable fuels...more

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Electrifying the Renewable Fuel Standards: EPA Proposes a Major Expansion of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program

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On 1 December 2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a major new regulatory component of the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS) to recognize electricity produced from biomass and used to fuel electric...more

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Supreme Court Upholds EPA's Extension of Renewable Fuel Program Extensions

On June 25, 2021, the Supreme Court decided HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association, et al., Slip Op. 20-472 (June 25, 2021), which concerned small refiners’ eligibility for hardship exemptions...more

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Trump vs. Biden: What Could Be Next for the Energy Transition?

The major policy differences between President Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden on regulations governing energy and the environment could have major impacts on the energy transition. Former Vice President Biden, if...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2019 #3

Trump's EPA Grants 31 Small Refinery Waivers from Biofuel Laws, Angering Corn Lobby - "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted 31 small refinery biofuel waivers for 2018, infuriating the ethanol and corn...more

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EPA to limit RFS markets and restrict RIN trading – Potential unintended consequences for refiners, renewable fuel producers, and...

Earlier this month, the White House directed the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to draft and propose rules that would reform and restrict the trading of renewable identification numbers (RINs) under the federal...more

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Proposed Federal Philadelphia Energy Solutions Consent Decree: March 26th Petroleum Motor Fuel Trade Association's Objections

By: Walter G. Wright Category: Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Download PDF Three national trade associations filed with the United States Department of Justice...more

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Utility-Scale Capacity: U.S. Energy Information Report Estimates Nearly 50 Percent of 2017 Installation Utilized Renewable...

The United States Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) issued a January 10th report (“Report”) stating that “nearly half of utility-scale capacity installed in 2017 came from renewables.” The information originates...more

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The Uncertain Future of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Litigation and Regulatory Change in the New Administration

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The new Administration faces consequential near-term court decisions and policy choices as it charts a future course for the RFS. ..The outcome of pending court challenges to the 2014-2016 RFS Rule will be consequential,...more

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EPA’s Office of Inspector General Orders New Ethanol Emissions Study

In a memorandum dated October 15, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) stated that it plans to begin preliminary research on the lifecycle impacts of EPA’s renewable fuel...more

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Energy Technology Connections Newsletter: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News - July 2015

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A Note from the Editors - Our July edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more

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Energy Information Administration Issues Short Term Energy Outlook Report

On August 11, 2015, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released the Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) report. The report outlined expectations for regular gasoline to average a retail price of $2.41 for all of...more

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Energy & Environment Update - July 2015 #3

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Energy and Climate Debate - With just two or three weeks before the August recess – two for the House, three for the Senate – Congress has a full schedule. The Senate will devote much of this week to the Highway bill,...more

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BPC Releases Report On Reforming The RFS

On December 16, 2014, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a report on "Options for Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard." A copy of BPC's press release on the report, with links to the report and its summary, is also...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

ML Strategies’ Energy & Environment Update: June 2014 #2

With most of the energy sector’s attention focused this month on what the Environmental Protection Agency is doing with its proposed 111(d) rule regulating carbon emissions, less was said about what the agency did not do:...more

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