From Climate Extra

DOJ Rebuts Constitutional, ‘Major Questions’ Claims In Auto Waiver Suit

January 13, 2023
The Justice Department (DOJ) is detailing its pushback to state and industry petitioners challenging EPA’s reinstatement of a preemption waiver for California’s vehicle greenhouse gas standards, arguing the GOP-led states’ constitutional arguments are “invented,” and that the Trump EPA unlawfully erred in blocking the programs. In addition, DOJ’s Jan. 13 response brief -- in State of Ohio et al. v EPA, et al. in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit -- asserts that all...


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