# Groups Line Up Arrows at EPA Over RFS Implementation

> Groups including the American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy and the National Corn Growers Association filed briefs challenging EPA's implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard. Oral arguments in the D.C. Circuit court case are set for April 24, and Monroe Energy challenged the agency's volume methods.

- Date: 2017-02-06 · published 2017-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72362-groups-line-up-arrows-at-epa-over-rfs-implementation
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The litigation could reshape RFS volume obligations, creating uncertainty for biofuel feedstock demand. Until a ruling, the outcome remains a risk factor for soyoil and corn sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBO | 2019-07-31 | [Biofuels Groups Testify at EPA RFS Hearing \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57959-biofuels-groups-testify-at-epa-rfs-hearing-energy-agwired-com.md) | -2.9% | -1.1% |
| SBO | 2022-01-28 | [Soy Growers Want Off EPA’s Deadline Merry-Go-Round - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15424-soy-growers-want-off-epa-s-deadline-merry-go-round-american-soybean-association.md) | +3.1% | +10.9% |
| SBO | 2019-12-18 | [Ag, biofuel groups appeal to President for 'direct intervention' on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55456-ag-biofuel-groups-appeal-to-president-for-direct-intervention-on-rfs.md) | +0.2% | -2.3% |
| SBO | 2017-02-13 | [US biodiesel interests gear up for court battle over RFS volumes \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72364-us-biodiesel-interests-gear-up-for-court-battle-over-rfs-volumes-biodiesel.md) | -5.0% | -7.9% |
| SBO | 2018-09-09 | [EPA has new opportunity to uphold the RFS \| The Gazette](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62920-epa-has-new-opportunity-to-uphold-the-rfs-the-gazette.md) | -1.8% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2020-03-31 | [Congress seeks delay on USMCA implementation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54104-congress-seeks-delay-on-usmca-implementation.md) | -2.6% | -11.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-31 | [Biofuels Groups Testify at EPA RFS Hearing \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57959-biofuels-groups-testify-at-epa-rfs-hearing-energy-agwired-com.md) | -5.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2019-12-18 | [Ag, biofuel groups appeal to President for 'direct intervention' on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55456-ag-biofuel-groups-appeal-to-president-for-direct-intervention-on-rfs.md) | -0.1% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/farm-life/article/2017/02/06/groups-line-arrows-epa-rfs

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