AFPM Sues EPA over 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Rule


   
   HOUSTON, TX (DTN) -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) 
filed a lawsuit on Friday (5/29) against the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA)'s Set 2 rule, which requires higher Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume 
for 2026 and 2027.

   "EPA's Set 2 rule is the largest and most expensive RFS iteration in history 
and is the single most expensive regulation of President Trump's second term," 
said the trade group in a statement released Wednesday (6/3).

    According to AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson, the cost of complying 
with the RFS recently exceeded 35 cents per gallon for the first time, reaching 
a record high. 

   "This is the inevitable consequence of EPA finalizing an unlawful, 
impracticable regulation, which AFPM is formally challenging on behalf of our 
members -- the refineries that supply gasoline and diesel fuel to the United 
States market -- and consumers of these fuels around the country," Thompson 
said.

   According to the trade group, the cost of complying with the RFS Set 2 
mandate approved in March is expected to exceed $106 billion over the next two 
years, or 26-35 cents per gallon of gasoline and diesel supplied to the U.S. 
market.

   The AFPM said that EPA's own regulatory impact analysis shows the RFS Set 2 
rule will cost Americans more than $20 billion per year, while offering just 
$400 million in benefits. Refineries and consumers substantially bear these 
costs.  

   "Without a solvent RIN bank, the only way to comply with the RFS will be by 
reducing the amount of transportation fuel supplied to the U.S. market as only 
gasoline and diesel fuel sold domestically incurs an RFS obligation, while 
exported fuels do not," the trade group stated.  

    




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