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Chevron Agrees to Pay a $1M Civil Penalty for Violations of the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. settled with the DOJ for generating and selling invalid Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) under the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard program. Chevron will pay a civil penalty of just over $1 million and has retired over $3.6 million worth of invalid RINs.

Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice

Date Added

26 April 2026 at 08:30:45

Why it matters

Demonstrates enforcement of the Renewable Fuel Standard program and the importance of RIN market integrity for compliance.

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