The President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association says the 52 new petitions for Small Refinery Exemptions absurd. Geoff Cooper says, “It’s a completely cynical attempt to undermine and get around that 10th Circuit (Court) decision.”
Cooper tells Brownfield the Tenth Circuit Court decision in January vacated three illegal waivers and clearly told the EPA it could not grant waivers for past compliance periods.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler testified before the Senate in mid-May there were retroactive petitions filed and told Brownfield Monday he didn’t know how many petitions there were.
