Industry Groups Sue EPA To Block CAA Waivers For California Truck Rules

Trucking and construction groups are suing to overturn EPA’s recent Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption waivers allowing California to implement its stringent heavy-duty truck zero-emission and warranty rules, teeing up forthcoming arguments that the state failed to show it has “compelling and extraordinary conditions” warranting the waiver. Filed June 5 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the petition for review was written by attorneys with the Texas Public Policy Foundation on behalf of Western...