AUTOMAKERS RIP A.G. REQUEST TO DELAY LAWSUIT OVER GHG REGULATION

Auto industry attorneys this week ripped Attorney General Bill Lockyer's (D) request to delay the trial date of a closely watched industry lawsuit challenging the air board's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction regulations for vehicles. The industry lawyers charge the state has repeatedly delayed key steps in the case and that further delay will cripple the ability of automakers and dealers to sell cars in California. The dispute is part of a larger national debate over the government's authority to regulate...