Category: clean air act

22 states join California to sue the Trump admin over emissions standards

[ad_1] As part of that, officials formally revoked California’s waiver. For decades, the state had the right to determine its own emissions goals under the Clean Air Act. Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW agreed a deal with California in July to build cars and light trucks that would average 50 miles per gallon across their […]

California sues EPA, NHTSA over data used for car emissions rollback

[ad_1] The move would theoretically provide ammunition for lawsuits challenging the rollback, which would also nullify California’s ability to set more stringent emissions rules. Another 12 states follow California’s lead on tougher regulations. Neither the EPA nor the NHTSA had responded to the lawsuit as of this writing, but it’s expected that they’ll fight the […]