California, 17 other states sue Trump administration to defend Obama-era climate rules for vehicles

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post




By Chris Mooney May 1 at 1:17 PM

Eighteen states on Tuesday sued the Trump administration over its push to “reconsider” greenhouse gas emissions rules for the nation’s auto fleet, launching a legal battle over one of the Obama administration’s most significant efforts to address climate change.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt in April said he would revisit the Obama-era rules, which aim to raise efficiency requirements to about 50 miles per gallon by 2025. Pruitt’s agency argued the standards are “based on outdated information” and that new data suggest “the current standards may be too stringent.”

But in the lawsuit, the states contend the EPA acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” in changing course on the greenhouse gas regulations.

“This phalanx of states will defend the nation’s clean car standards to boost gas mileage and curb toxic air pollution,” California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) said in a statement announcing the suit, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/05/01/california-17-other-states-sue-trump-administration-to-defend-obama-era-vehicle-efficiency-rules/

[truthisfreedom]

1. I'd like to see a tally of the cost of all lawsuits

that have been made necessary by this administration’s idiotic anti-Obama nuttiness.

[procon]

2. California is probably the biggest car market in the US.

Auto manufacturers don't want to lose that huge source of their business just to cater to Trump's demented fixation on all things related to Obama.