Legal Opinion
Maryland v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided October 24, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. ELH-18-0459PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In 2005, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act ("EPACT"), which phased out the RFG oxygenate requirement and established the Renewable Fuel Program in its place. See Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-58, §§ 1501, 1504, 119 Stat. 594 (2005). The new program requires gasoline suppliers to blend their product with renewable fuels, such as cellulosic biomass ethanol, waste derived ethanol, and biodiesel. Id.
The EPACT also directly addressed the status of MTBE as an additive to gasoline. Congress made the following findings, id. § 1502:(1) since 1979, methyl tertiary butyl ether…
2Cases cited74 opinions
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