Automakers in California GHG deal weigh in on EPA rollback suit

Auto manufacturers that have agreed to adopt California’s voluntary greenhouse gas standards are weighing in on litigation challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of Obama-era vehicle emission requirements, arguing that any court remedy in the case should be “appropriate and achievable.” The June 29 filing from five automakers -- Honda, BMW, Ford, Rolls-Royce and Volkswagen -- says the companies are not taking a position on the merits of the challenges to EPA and the Transportation Department’s rollback rule. But if the...