10th Circuit sides with biofuels groups, nullifies 3 EPA waivers
(WorldNews Politics)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on Friday overturned waivers to three oil refineries that allowed them to opt out of the federal requirement to produce their share of biofuels. `The EPA exceeded its statutory authority in granting those petitions,` Judge Mary Beck Briscoe wrote, adding that the agency `did abuse its discretion.` The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to steadily increase the amount of petroleum...