Ethanol Industry Seeks Intervention from the Supreme Court

Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association are petitioning the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that denied several small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuels Standard. In the past, these cases have been considered national issues and resolved at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. This appeals court decision came from a regional circuit court that only covers Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. The ethanol groups claims small refinery exemptions are a national issue and the case should be heard at that level.