According to AFPM, what are the projected financial and operational impacts of the EPA’s 2024–2025 RFS mandates on U.S. refiners and consumers?

AFPM estimates compliance with the mandates could cost more than $106 billion over two years—equivalent to 26–35 cents per gallon for every gallon of gasoline and diesel supplied—and warns the mandates exceed current U.S. production capacity, potentially forcing refiners to import fuel and feedstocks, thereby driving up consumer prices; it also warns that surging RIN demand is rapidly depleting the RIN bank, which could be exhausted by 2027, leaving refiners with no viable compliance path except reducing transportation fuel supply to the U.S. market.

US oil refining trade group files lawsuit challenging biofuel mandates

Q: What is the main legal challenge filed by the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) against the EPA's biofuel mandates?

The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) filed a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court challenging the EPA’s final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandates, arguing they will sharply increase compliance costs and fuel prices; the suit seeks judicial review of the mandates finalized in late March, which require refiners to blend billions of gallons of ethanol and other biofuels into the fuel supply or purchase Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs).

Jun 3, 2026

The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers filed a lawsuit challenging EPA biofuel mandates under the Renewable Fuel Standard, citing potential compliance costs exceeding $106 billion. The group warns the regulations will deplete credit banks and significantly increase fuel prices for U.S. consumers.

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2026-06-03

US oil refining trade group files lawsuit challenging biofuel mandates

2026-06-10

AFPM Sues EPA Over Costly 2026-2027 RFS Rules

US oil refining trade group files lawsuit challenging biofuel mandates

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