Automakers Cite Bush CAFE Plan In Challenging California Greenhouse Rule

Lawyers for the automobile industry are citing language in the Bush administration's just-proposed fuel economy rule, which warns that state regulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from vehicles is "expressly and impliedly preempted" by federal law, in an effort to back their long-standing challenge to California's vehicle greenhouse gas rule. One day after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled the proposed rule amending Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, plaintiffs in the case, Central Valley Chrysler-Jeep, Inc., et al.,...