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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Challenge to California's Limits on Automotive Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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In Ohio et al. v. U.S. EPA, on April 9, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to allow California's 2013 greenhouse gas emissions...more

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States Target EPA’s Revival of California Clean Air Act Waiver

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On May 12, seventeen states filed a petition for review of EPA’s decision to reinstate California’s authority to set its own motor vehicle emissions standards. The petition was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....more

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California Governor Issues Executive Order Requiring Transition to 100% Zero-Emission Vehicle Sales

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On September 23, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-79-20 (the "Order"), setting new statewide goals for phasing out gasoline-powered cars and trucks in California. Under the Order, 100% of...more

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California Orders Phase-Out of Gas Cars and Expedited Regulation of Oil Extraction, Production Facilities

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With a recent executive order, California is the first state in the nation to commit to ending the sale of fossil fuel–powered vehicles. The order also directs the expedited regulation and closure of oil extraction and...more

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Politics Trumps Economics? Trump’s Revocation of California’s Waiver Under the Clean Air Act

Yesterday President Trump announced on Twitter that the U.S. was revoking California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act (CAA) which allowed it to impose stricter tailpipe emission standards than the federal ones. California’s...more

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