Refining Companies Claim EPA Misapplied Renewable Fuel Standards

Refinery operators and marketers are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s denial of a requested waiver from renewable fuel standards, alleging the decision violated the law and was based on an incorrect interpretation of an agency regulation.

Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc., HF Sinclair Refining & Marketing LLC, and HF Sinclair Parco Refining LLC argue the EPA’s denial of a small refinery exemption was incorrectly based on data from 2023 instead of the proper calendar year of 2024. That violated the Clean Air Act by not complying with what “a calendar year” means in the relevant statute, the petitioners told ...