DOJ Seeks To Halt State Vehicle GHG Suit As Automakers Vow Talks

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested that a federal appeals court suspend litigation filed by California and others over the Trump EPA’s efforts to prohibit state vehicle greenhouse gas programs that are more stringent than federal rules, in order to allow the Biden administration to reconsider the policy. And the remaining automakers who had sided with the Trump administration to oppose stricter state vehicle GHG rules are now moving Feb. 2 to withdraw from the suit . In addition,...