(NAFB.com) – The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy petitioned the Supreme Court requesting a review of the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court’s decision on small refinery exemptions. Biodiesel Magazine says the groups want the nation’s highest court to review the November 2023 opinion regarding the EPA’s denial of several small refinery exemption petitions. In April 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency denied 36 SREs that had been filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard. Those petitions were filed by 36 small refineries located in 18 states. The Fifth Circuit Court vacated the EPA denials in a divided 2-1 opinion. “As our petition makes clear, the Fifth Circuit Court never should have heard this challenge brought by refiners,” says Geoff Cooper of the RFA. “EPA decisions on small refinery exemptions are national in scope because the RFS establishes requirements for the nation. The D.C. Circuit Court is the only proper venue for reviewing the decision.”