Boyden Gray & Associates has represented fuel producers, agricultural interests, trade groups, and non-profits in litigation before the D.C. Circuit and in rulemaking proceedings within EPA concerning vehicle- and fuel-related regulations.
Litigation:
- Reply Brief, Kansas v. EPA, No. 14-1268 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 28, 2015)
- Brief for the Petitioners, Kansas v. EPA, No. 14-1268 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 28, 2015)
- Request for Correction of Information Concerning EPAct/V2/E-89 Fuel Effects Study and Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model (MOVES2014) (Mar. 6, 2015)
- Reply Brief for the Petitioners, Energy Future Coalition v. EPA, No. 14-1123 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 12, 2015)
- Brief for the Petitioners, Energy Future Coalition v. EPA, No. 14-1123 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 12, 2015)
Regulatory Filings:
- Petition of Urban Air Initiative et al., for Reconsideration of EPA’s Modifications to Fuel Regulations To Provide Flexibility for E15, EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0775 (Aug. 9, 2019)
- Comments of Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri Corn Growers Associations and Nebraska Ethanol Board on EPA’s Proposed Modifications to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15 (Apr. 29, 2019)
- Comments of Urban Air Initiative et al. on EPA’s Proposed Modifications to Fuel Regulations to Provide Flexibility for E15 (Apr. 29, 2019)
- Comments of Illinois Corn Growers Association et al. on NHTSA and EPA’s Proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (Oct. 26, 2018)
- Comments of Urban Air Initiative et al. on NHTSA and EPA’s Proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (Oct. 26, 2018)
- Comments of Urban Air Initiative et al. on EPA’s Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles (Oct. 5, 2017)
- Comments of Illinois and Missouri Corn Growers Associations on EPA’s Reconsideration of the Final Determination of the Mid-term Evaluation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicles (Oct. 5, 2017)
- Comments of Urban Air Initiative et al. on EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standards for 2018 (Aug. 31, 2017)
- Comments of Urban Air Initiative et al. on the EPA Regulatory Reform Task Force’s Evaluation of Existing Regulations (May 15, 2017)
- Comments of Urban Air Initiative et al. on EPA’s Renewables Enhancement and Growth Support Rule (Feb. 16, 2017)
- Request for Correction of Information Concerning EPA’s EPAct/V2/E-89 and Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator Model (MOVES2014) (Jan. 19, 2017)
- Comments of the Energy Future Coalition & Urban Air Initiative on EPA’s Proposed Determination on the Appropriateness of the Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Standards Under the Midterm Evaluation (Dec. 30, 2016)
- Comments on In Re Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Case No: MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC), and D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11386 (Aug. 5, 2016)
- Comments of the Energy Future Coalition et al. on EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018 (July 11, 2016)
- Request for Correction of Information Concerning EPA’s Lifecycle Analysis of Ethanol and Gasoline under the Renewable Fuel Standard (Apr. 7, 2016)
- Report to EPA Inspector General on New Evidence Concerning the Lifecycle Emissions of Biofuels (Mar. 11, 2016)
Legal Scholarship:
Commentary:
- CONDE (moderator): EPA’s CAFE: What’s on the Menu for Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Standards?, Regulatory Transparency Project Free Lunch Podcast (June 29, 2018)
- GUSTAFSON: Regulatory Fixes Will Open the Market to Ethanol Quickly, Ethanol Producer, Mar. 19, 2018
- GRAY & WIRTH: The Case for More Ethanol: Why Green Critics are Wrong, Yale Environment 360, May 25, 2016
- GRAY: In the Ethanol Wars, Both Sides Are Wrong, Des Moines Register, Jan. 29, 2016
- GRAY: Supreme Court Can End Fraudulent Payouts in BP Spill Case, Investor’s Business Daily, Nov. 7, 2014
- GRAY: Exporting Oil Could Boost Energy Markets at Home, Washington Times, Sept. 30, 2014
- GRAY: U.S. Has a Menu of Energy Options To Punish Russia, Washington Times, Mar. 25, 2014
- GRAY: Critics Driving Spurious Campaign Against Ethanol, Washington Times, Aug. 27, 2013
- Comments of the Energy Future Coalition and Urban Air Initiative on Proposed Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards (July 1, 2013)
- GRAY: Natural Gas and Our Winston Churchill Moment, Washington Times, Dec. 25, 2012
- GRAY: The Health Benefits of Ethanol, Ethanol Across America (Oct. 3, 2010)
- GRAY: Putting an End to Oil Dependency, Washington Times, Aug. 9, 2010
- WIRTH, GRAY & PODESTA: The Future of Energy Policy, Council on Foreign Relations (Aug. 3, 2003)