US courts allow biofuels coalition into API suit against Renewable Fuel Standard

In Washington, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted motions to allow the Advanced Biofuels Association, the American Coalition for Ethanol, the Advanced Ethanol Council, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, Growth Energy, the National Biodiesel Board and the Renewable Fuels Association to intervene and address the issues that will be raised in the case known as American Petroleum Institute v. EPA, in which API is challenging the EPA’s final rule setting the requirements for the 2012 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

The group of biofuels organizations petitioned for intervenor status on Friday, April 6.