Court rules for petroleum groups in biofuels battle In a victory for the American Petroleum Institute, a federal court ruled Friday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could not mandate the use of cellulosic biofuels if those fuels are not commercially available. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of API in a lawsuit the association brought against the EPA over its 2012 mandate. "The Clean Air Act requires EPA to determine the mandated volume of cellulosic biofuels each year at ‘the projected volume available.'" API said in a statement. "There was no commercial supply of the fuel in 2012, according to EPA's own records. EPA's… Read More