Former AG William Barr's free market group sues California over EV truck mandate
- American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit against California for the state's zero-emissions vehicle mandate.
- The lawsuit alleges that California's regulations violate the federal Clean Air Act by requiring fleets to transition to zero-emissions vehicles.
- The regulations aim for all commercial truck sales to be zero-emissions by 2036, impacting high priority fleets and government-managed fleets.
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Barr-backed business lobbying group sues California over truck emissions rule
An anti-regulatory business lobbying group backed by former Attorney General Bill Barr has sued California over rules aimed at phasing out gas-powered trucks in the state. The American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed its lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. “The ability to move people and products…
Bill Barr group sues California for ‘choke hold’ zero-emissions regulations on heavy-duty vehicles
California is being sued by a free market business group, the legal department of which is led by former Attorney General William Barr, for the state’s zero-emissions vehicle mandate. The tight new restrictions seek to phase out all diesel-powered, heavy-duty vehicles by 2036. Launched in 2022, the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce filed the lawsuit this week with co-plaintiff Associated Equipment Distributors with the U.S. District C…
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