California sues US EPA over sending emissions rules to Congress for potential reversal
The state says the EPA cannot use congressional review to repeal waivers that let California set stricter vehicle and equipment emissions rules.
- On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom, and the California Air Resources Board sued the U.S. EPA and Administrator Lee Zeldin to block reclassification of four clean air waivers.
- Administrator Zeldin reclassified four long-standing Clean Air Act waivers from 'orders' to 'rules' on June 12, citing statutory obligation to submit them to Congress under the Congressional Review Act.
- The challenged waivers include Advanced Clean Cars programs and small off-road engine regulations, which the EPA claims are cost-prohibitive and stricter than federal standards.
- Bonta argues the reclassification is unlawful and would allow Congress to revoke the waivers, effectively undermining California's environmental authority and sovereignty across all fifty states.
- Marking California's 72nd lawsuit against the Trump Administration, the suit contests a departure from 50 years of precedent where waivers were treated as non-repealable 'orders'.
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