A group opposed to a crude-oil refinery in Union County has no legal standing to challenge the action, but one of the group's members can continue the fight.

Circuit Judge Steven Jensen said Save Union County cannot stay in the fray because it owns no land that would be affected by the proposed $10 billion Hyperion Resources refinery.  Ed Cable, who owns land about three miles away, was allowed to proceed with his opposition to a zoning change from agricultural to an industrial use.

Cable argues that rezoning the land for a refinery does not comply with the county master plan adopted in 2005, which lists preservation of farmland as a major goal.