VW Asks High Court To Reverse Ruling Limiting Air Act Preemption Scope

Volkswagen Group of America is asking the Supreme Court to reverse an appellate ruling that allows counties to pursue enforcement actions against automakers for alleged emissions test cheating even after EPA and the companies settle a Clean Air Act enforcement case, saying the ruling erred by limiting the scope of the air law’s preemption powers. In an April 6 reply brief filed with the justices in VW, et al. v. the Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, FL, et al....