Clean Fuels Alliance America Sues EPA
Delaying regulations seems to be the norm in late 2024, with the EPA pushing biofuel volumes in its Renewable Fuel Standard program to 2026. Clean Fuels Alliance America, and association that advocates for the various fuel types that this would relate to, is now applying a lawsuit to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Details
Members of Clean Fuels Alliance America argue that when they delay establishing requirements, the EPA keeps trucking companies in the dark about what to look for in a truck running on biodiesel and other cleaner fuels, opting to switch to electric vehicles or stick with diesel. This impacts members’ bottom lines.
“Biodiesel and renewable diesel producers are beginning to cut production or close their doors as a result of EPA’s miscalculation of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 RFS volumes. That means shipping companies who want to reduce environmental impacts in their supply chain and trucking companies that want to use better, cleaner fuels will have a tougher time finding a near-term, cost-effective, low-carbon solution,” said Paul Winters, Clean Fuels public affairs and federal communications director.
“By statute, the deadline for the EPA’s final rule is 14 months ahead of the start of the compliance year, which for 2026 would be Oct. 31, 2024. EPA even acknowledged this deadline when they set the 2023-2025 volumes,” Winters said. By procrastinating on this rule, businesses that provide these alternative fuels are missing out on a lot of business.
Conclusion
As with most lawsuits we cover, this is an ongoing story, and we will provide more information if anything new or exciting appears.
Clean Fuel Alliance America are not the only people advocating for alternative fuels beyond standard diesel, electric, and hydrogen: 37 congressional representatives sent a letter to the EPA in June voicing their support for policies that would help biodiesels flourish as opposed to letting them flounder.
“Domestic fuel production facilities are closing as a result, putting Americans out of work and disrupting local economies,” the representatives said in the letter. “This negative signal to renewable fuel producers threatens billions of dollars of investment in feedstock and fuel production, including for sustainable aviation fuel.”
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