Sinclair Confirms It Secured Trump EPA’s Last Biofuel Waivers, Defends Them in Court
by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) Sinclair Oil Corporation confirmed on Tuesday it secured biofuel blending waivers for its refineries from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shortly before the departure of the administration of President Donald Trump last week.
The company made the statement in a court filing defending the waivers against a challenge from the biofuel industry, which wants to prevent the EPA from processing them. The company said the administration granted the waivers on Jan. 14.
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In the filing Sinclair argued that it had the right to intervene in the court challenge, filed by the Renewable Fuels Association, because if the exemptions are blocked, it would be harmed financially.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Thursday that the EPA’s action to grant the three waivers must be stayed.
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Reuters reported the two 2019 waivers went to the 85,000 bpd Sinclair Wyoming refinery and the 30,000 bpd Sinclair Casper refinery, also in Wyoming. It remained unclear whether Sinclair also received the 2018 waiver. READ MORE
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