Outlook for future reforms

The legality of some of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) past decisions has been challenged in the courts. This in itself is not unusual, given the robust nature of judicial review within the U.S.’s governance framework. However, some policy issues currently under adjudication are significant, and could have significant implications in the regulation of biofuels promotion schemes (namely the Renewable Fuel Standard) and the regulation of mid-level ethanol blends.

The Biden regime will likely try to engage in aggressive administrative rulemaking activity, given the fact that the U.S. Congress remains divided, and important segments of the federal judiciary are staffed by conservative judges. However, the