b'Member NewsSUPREME COURT CURBS AUTHORITY of Federal Regulatory Agenciesdenial of small refinery hardship relief from compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS); new greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy duty trucks; and new standards for hazardous emissions from gasoline bulk plants. Lawsuits are also challenging automobile electrification and carbon emission standards, automobile mileage standards and tail-pipe emission standards.While these lawsuits will certainly delay new rulemakings they are less likely to vacate federal rulemakings altogether, at least as it relates to EPA regulations. The overturning of Chevron may not drastically affect the EPAs most ambitious programs, since the agency has already dealt with a non-deferential court. Similarly, compromises between agencies and industry might reduce the likelihood of litigation. Most importantly, the EPA is meticulous in ensuring the legalityof its rulemakings, often avoiding reliance on ambiguousauthorities like Chevron. This meticulous approach could help the agency navigate the new legal landscape.There have been many attempts over the years to reign in the authority of federal agencies to promulgate new regulations._________________________________________________Few have succeeded in any tangible way. Whether the Supreme Court decision is the silver bullet many have been waiting for On a personal note, this will be my last column. After 35 years in the remains to be seen. In the meantime, dont hold your breathindustry, I am retiring on December 31, 2024 to my native Cape Cod though. The answer may lie in the lines from the Eagles classicin Massachusetts. It has been an honor and pleasure serving energy song Hotel California; and in the masters chambers, we marketers across the nation over these many years. I will truly miss gathered for the feast; they stab it with their steely knives, all the friends I made along the way. So long.but they just cant kill the beast.SWPMA News / Summer 202423'