Republican States Rebut DOJ Claims In California Auto GHG Waiver Lawsuit

GOP-led states that are suing to overturn EPA’s federal preemption waiver for California’s vehicle greenhouse gas standards are rebutting the latest defenses made by the Biden administration and its allies, including on the issues of standing, sovereignty and federal fuel economy law. “The waiver impairs the states’ constitutional and economic interests -- it denies them equal sovereignty and forces them to spend more to purchase the many vehicles they need,” states a March 10 reply brief by the 17 GOP-led...