Mandate In Auto Waiver Suit Leaves Multiple Venues For Future Fights

A federal appellate court has issued its formal mandate implementing its rejection of a legal challenge to EPA’s waiver of federal preemption for California’s model year 2017-2025 auto emissions standards, signaling that the deadline has passed for petitioners in the case to seek the court’s reconsideration of the decision. However, it remains possible that state and liquid fuels groups might appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, even as foes of California’s standards have several other venues to continue legal...