A coalition of state attorneys general is suing the Trump administration after it moved earlier in the week to revoke California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards, first granted under former President Obama.
The lawsuit, filed by California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) along with the leaders of 23 other states; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles and New York City, argues that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the state’s waiver granted under the Clean Air Act.
The suit also alleges that the decision to remove California’s waiver to set its own standards, which are currently adopted by 12 other states, exceeds the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) authority. NHTSA, under the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly drafted the new emissions rule.
View the complete September 20 article by Miranda Green and John Bowden on The Hill website here.