US Refiners Sue Over Trump’s Record-High Biofuel Quotas

June 3, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers is suing the Environmental Protection Agency over a rule requiring oil refiners to bring a record amount of biofuels to market through 2027.

  • The cost to comply with the mandate program has reached “a new all-time high,” which is the “inevitable consequence of EPA finalizing an unlawful, impracticable regulation,” AFPM President Chet Thompson said in a Wednesday statement
    • A final EPA rule in March set record quotas, including a more than 60% jump in requirements for refiners to blend biomass-based diesel, in a bid to boost flagging US crop prices
    • The cost of ...



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