CARB Seeks Dismissal Of Industry, EPA Suit To Block Truck Deal, Rules

California Air Resources Board (CARB) attorneys are pressing a federal district court to dismiss truck makers’ and EPA’s lawsuit to block the board’s 2023 Clean Truck Partnership (CTP) and several emission rules, arguing that “sovereign immunity” bars the claims and that the plaintiffs lack standing or are not being injured. “To begin, all of Plaintiffs’ claims against CARB and [Gov. Gavin Newsom (D)], as well as all of Plaintiffs’ state-law claims against all Defendants, should be dismissed because sovereign immunity...