California, coalition of states sue Trump over move to revoke EV mandate
CALIFORNIA, JUN 12 – California leads 10 states suing to reinstate waivers that allow stricter electric vehicle mandates, aiming to uphold air quality rules affecting nearly 34 million residents, officials said.
- On June 12, California's governor and attorney general jointly initiated legal action to contest a federal resolution that overturned the state's vehicle emission standards.
- The lawsuit challenges Congress’s use of the Congressional Review Act to overturn California’s vehicle emissions standards, including its latest clean cars and truck regulations.
- The blocked rules aimed to ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035 and require zero-emission trucks, but the federal action halts these and affects about a dozen states adopting similar standards.
- Bonta stated that they had committed to taking legal action if the president tried to unlawfully undermine California’s clean air regulations, and legal analysts anticipate the dispute will ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court.
- The lawsuit and continued state mandates suggest ongoing conflict over environmental policy, with California planning new zero-emission rules despite federal resistance and industry concerns.
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California Sues Trump Admin Over EV Emissions Rollback
Hours after President Donald Trump signed a package of resolutions to block California’s vehicle emission standards, California fired back with legal action. On June 12, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit alleging that the actions are an illegal use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). In a statement, Newsom accused the president of “destroying our clean air and America’s global …
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California Sues Trump for Blocking Its Clean-Air Rules for Cars, Trucks — and Vows to Set New Mandates
Trump signed measures Thursday revoking waivers for the state’s mandates that clean up car and truck exhaust and ramp up sales of electric vehicles. California and 10 other states immediately sued and the governor ordered the air board to craft a new mandate.
California Sues Trump Administration Over Right to Clean Air - Inside Climate News
The state’s latest lawsuit charges the administration with illegally targeting its authority to set tougher vehicle-emission standards. Ten attorneys general from states that follow those rules joined the suit.By Liza GrossPresident Donald Trump signed congressional resolutions Thursday morning to repeal California’s pioneering vehicle emissions standards, which he called a “disaster for this country.”
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