# Growth Energy v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 19-1023 (D.C. Cir. 2021)

> The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on July 16, 2021 largely upheld EPA's 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard volume rule, denying most petitions for review. The court remanded only the environmental groups' challenge concerning effects on listed species, without vacatur.

- Date: 2021-07-16 · published 2021-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45932-growth-energy-v-environmental-protection-agency-no-19-1023-d-c-cir-2021
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Upholding the 2019 RFS volumes preserves the statutory biofuel mandate framework that underpins soybean oil and corn ethanol demand, supporting vegetable oil and corn-based feed co-product values.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-11-29 | [Growth Energy to EPA - deliver a real fix - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55933-growth-energy-to-epa-deliver-a-real-fix-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | +14.4% |
| SBO | 2019-02-04 | [Growth Energy Files Federal Lawsuit Against EPA on Small Refinery Exemptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60463-growth-energy-files-federal-lawsuit-against-epa-on-small-refinery-exemptions.md) | +3.3% | -0.4% |
| SBO | 2023-05-16 | [Biodiesel: An environmental winner – Minnesota Soybean](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15310-biodiesel-an-environmental-winner-minnesota-soybean.md) | +0.5% | +10.6% |
| SBO | 2019-09-30 | [EU palm oil ban more than environmental issue - Asia Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57133-eu-palm-oil-ban-more-than-environmental-issue-asia-times.md) | +4.1% | +8.2% |
| SBO | 2019-09-12 | [Proposed Volumes for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021: Supplemental Notice \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56931-proposed-volumes-for-2020-and-biomass-based-diesel-volume-for-2021-supplemental.md) | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-11-29 | [Growth Energy to EPA - deliver a real fix - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55933-growth-energy-to-epa-deliver-a-real-fix-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2019-02-04 | [Growth Energy Files Federal Lawsuit Against EPA on Small Refinery Exemptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60463-growth-energy-files-federal-lawsuit-against-epa-on-small-refinery-exemptions.md) | -1.0% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2019-09-12 | [Proposed Volumes for 2020 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2021: Supplemental Notice \| US EPA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56931-proposed-volumes-for-2020-and-biomass-based-diesel-volume-for-2021-supplemental.md) | +4.8% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- law.justia.com: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cadc/19-1023/19-1023-2021-07-16.html

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