AUTOMAKERS AIM TO KEEP ARB GHG CHALLENGE IN COURT THAT RULED IN ZEV CASE

Auto industry attorneys are arguing that their lawsuit challenging the air board's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission regulation should stay in the federal district court in Fresno County, which favored them in a 2002 suit over the board's zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) regulation. Air board attorneys are seeking a transfer in venue to Sacramento based on technical federal venue rules, but several sources said the likely principal reason is to avoid the judge that ruled against them in the ZEV case. In...