Targeting Venue, States Quickly Sue Over California Auto GHG Preemption

A coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia is challenging the Trump administration’s final rule preempting California’s vehicle greenhouse gas standards, filing suit in district court even before the policy has been officially published in the Federal Register . The Sept. 20 lawsuit , State of California, et al. v. Elaine Chao, et al. , was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia -- a notable choice given assertions in the Sept. 19 final...