Trump EPA Seeks Stay Of Suit Challenging CARB ZEV Rule Waiver

EPA attorneys are asking the 9th Circuit to stay for 120 days an industry lawsuit challenging the Clean Air Act preemption waiver that the Biden EPA granted for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate regulations, saying the Trump administration’s policy review “may obviate the need for judicial resolution.” Filed Feb. 11 in American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce v. EPA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, EPA’s unopposed motion notes...