EPA Claims Omitting EVs From Auto Rules Would Be ‘Arbitrary’ Decision

The Biden EPA is arguing that any move to ignore electric vehicles (EVs) when setting its multi-pollutant standards for passenger vehicles would be an “arbitrary” decision, a stance that aimed at defending the measure just weeks before the incoming Trump administration will likely try to scale it back. The argument, detailed in a Nov. 26 response brief in appellate litigation known as Commonwealth of Kentucky, et al. v. EPA, et al. , comes alongside multiple other substantive and procedural defenses...