California Sues EPA Over 4 Emissions Waivers as 55th Clash With Trump Administration
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
California Sues EPA Over 4 Emissions Waivers as 55th Clash With Trump Administration
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Summary
California filed its 55th lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the EPA’s move to send four state emissions waivers to Congress for review under the Congressional Review Act.
The suit argues the EPA is illegally recasting Clean Air Act waivers as federal rules that lawmakers could overturn, threatening California’s authority to set stricter vehicle emissions standards.
Those waivers cover vehicle emissions and lawn and garden equipment, and California says its standards shape the wider U.S. market because other states have adopted them.
The case follows last year’s successful Republican use of the Congressional Review Act to void California’s EV sales mandates and diesel engine rules, actions the state is already contesting in court.
A ruling could reach beyond California by clarifying whether Congress can more easily unwind environmental policy through the review law and whether the state keeps its outsized role in U.S. auto emissions rules.