US EditionUS Supreme Court Lets Fuel Producers Challenge California Emissions Standards
- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on June 20, 2025, allowing energy producers to sue the EPA over its 2022 approval of California's strict vehicle emissions standards.
- The case arose after fuel producers and 17 Republican-led states challenged the EPA waiver granted by President Biden in 2022, which Trump had previously blocked with a congressional resolution.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion emphasizing that the government cannot evade lawsuits by claiming regulated businesses lack standing, while Justices Sotomayor and Jackson dissented, questioning the standing ruling.
- The EPA argued that consumer demand for electric vehicles would exceed California's mandate and that the regulations would have minimal impact, while fuel producers contend stricter rules reduce gas-powered car manufacturing and increase compliance costs.
- The ruling revives the lawsuit but leaves the merits to the court of appeals, setting a precedent for future challenges to federal regulations while maintaining California's authority to enforce pollution standards.
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Supreme Court reverses judges' decision that fuel producers can't challenge EPA over California regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that fuel producers have standing to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency's move allowing California to impose regulations on automakers pertaining to vehicle emissions and electric vehicle production.The nation's high court issued the 7-2 decision on Friday, reversing a lower court ruling. The group dubbed "Fuel Petitioners" in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's decision included various entit…
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Supreme Court joins Trump and GOP in targeting California's emission standards
The suit argued that California and the EPA abused their power by relying on a 1970s-era rule for fighting smog as a means of combating climate change in the 21st century.
JUST IN: Supreme Court Issues Major 7-2 Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday shattered the dreams of California’s climate justice warriors in a decision that saw one of the three liberal justices side against them. In a 7-2 ruling, the high court allowed the state’s energy producers to pursue their lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as they seek to undo state laws regulating the number of electric vehicles that must be sold before 2035, the point at which California …
SCOTUS ruling opens challenge to CA greenhouse gas, EV rules
(The Center Square) - A 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling re-opened a challenge to California’s greenhouse gas emissions regulations and electric vehicle requirements by recognizing that fuel producers have standing to make their case against the rules.
Supreme Court Allows Energy Producers to Sue California Over Emissions Rules
The Supreme Court on June 20 sided 7–2 with fuel producers challenging California’s tough vehicle emissions standards. The new ruling revives the producers’ lawsuit against the standards. On June 12, President Donald Trump said that he had signed into law a congressional measure that blocks “California’s attempt to impose a nationwide electric vehicle mandate and to regulate national fuel economy by regulating carbon emissions.” Justice Brett Ka…
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