The Renewable Fuels Association has filed two joint briefs in the DC Circuit Court defending the Environmental Protection Agency’s “set rule” volumes.

The briefs were filed in the case of Center for Biological Diversity v. Environmental Protection Agency in which CBD and others, including oil refiners, are challenging EPA’s renewable volume obligations for the 2023-2025 compliance years. RFA and other biofuel groups have intervened on behalf EPA.

“For nearly 20 years, the Renewable Fuel Standard has served as the preeminent federal policy for ensuring growth in the supply of low-carbon, domestically produced renewable fuels,” said RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper. “RFA will continue to defend this important policy against all challenges, whether they arise from the anti-agriculture environmental extremists or the fossil fuel industry. As RFA and our partners demonstrate in these briefs, EPA’s ‘set rule’ definitively adheres to Congressional intent and aligns with the original objectives of the policy. By continuing the RFS program’s growth trajectory and setting the highest volumes ever, EPA’s ‘set rule’ is providing unprecedented environmental and economic benefits.”

RFA’s board of directors is meeting this week in Washington where they are scheduled to visit with key lawmakers and administration officials.