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Supreme Court Allows Fuel Producers to Contest California’s Emissions Rules

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For decades, California has been granted unique deference in setting Clean Air Act (CAA) emissions limitations for California-sold vehicles through use of a state-specific waiver....more

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Trump’s Emissions Rollback: What Motor Carriers & Private Fleets Must Know

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President Trump took steps to dismantle California’s vehicle emissions standards on June 12, 2025, by signing three Congressional Review Act (“CRA”) resolutions revoking California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act. The waiver...more

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Up in the Air: Congress Nullifies Clean Air Act Waivers for California

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In the weeks since Holland & Knight previously reported on challenges to California's Clean Air Act (CAA) preemption waivers on April 30, 2025, Congress has taken decisive action. Following the U.S. House of Representatives'...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.9.25

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The House passed resolutions last week to rescind federal waivers that allow California to set stricter vehicle emissions standards than the rest of the country. California’s standards currently require the sale of most...more

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California Withdraws EPA Waiver Request for Zero-Emission Advanced Clean Fleet Regulations

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California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) on Jan. 13 sent a letter to withdraw its request to the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Sections 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for a federal waiver that would require...more

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Regulating Automotive Emissions: Part V - The Future of Mobile Source Enforcement

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Previously we’ve reviewed overarching expectations of the second Trump Administration, how the Trump Administration will act on California’s emissions waivers, the steps the Trump Administration is likely to take with respect...more

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Regulating Automotive Emissions: Part IV - Emissions Litigation To Watch

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With several pending litigations challenging federal emissions and fuel economy standards, the automotive industry is likely to see continued disruption at a time when it seeks stability....more

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Anticipated Changes to Automotive Regulations under the Second Trump Administration

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As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to assume office, the administration is signaling a shift in regulatory policy that could have sweeping implications for the automotive and advanced mobility industries. ...more

Blank Rome LLP

SCOTUS Declines to Review California’s Clean Air Act Preemption Waiver—Current Implications and Expected Response from the...

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Update and Background - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA, et al, recently declined to review whether the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) exceeded its authority by granting a...more

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The Impact of a Trump EPA on California's Mobile Source Rules

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Under Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 209(a) (42 U.S.C. § 7543), states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emissions standards for new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines. However, because California had adopted its...more

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Regulating Automotive Emissions: Part I - What to Expect Under the Second Trump Administration

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On the day of his inauguration, President Joe Biden issued a historic number of executive orders, several of which focused on overturning actions taken by the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Model Year 2027/Vehicle Multi-Pollutant Emission Standards: American Petroleum...

The American Petroleum Institute, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Corn Growers Association, and a number of automobile dealerships filed a Petition for Review on June 13th challenging the United States Environmental...more

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The Rubber Meets the Road on State and Federal Vehicle Emissions Strategies

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March and April have been busy months for vehicle emission regulation in the U.S. On March 20 and March 29 respectively, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) issued a set of final emission rules setting...more

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EPA’s proposes most stringent vehicle emission standards ever for model years 2027-2032

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On April 12, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the notice of proposed rulemaking for “Multi-Pollutant Emission Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles” (the “proposed...more

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CARB Finalizes Zero-Emission Auto Rules

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California continues to push toward its statewide carbon-neutrality goals. On August 25, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved regulations that require all new 2035 and later passenger...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

EPA Restores the California Advanced Clean Car Program; GHG Emissions From Transportation Will Continue For Some Time

EPA has now formally restored its waiver under § 209(b) of the Clean Air Act that allows California’s greenhouse gas emissions standards and Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, notwithstanding the preemption of state vehicle...more

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Biden Paves the Way for Zero-Emission Vehicles

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Key Takeaways - • What Happened: The Biden Administration took a significant step toward reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from mobile sources by issuing a non-binding “Executive Order on Strengthening American...more

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Biden-Harris Administration Promoting EVs, Longer-Term Reductions in Tailpipe Emissions Standards

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In a move that the Biden-Harris administration is promoting as a partial fulfillment of a campaign promise to cut US greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) at least in half by 2030, President Joseph Biden signed a new executive...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Other Shoe Drops - EPA Formally Announces Its Reconsideration of the Withdrawal of the California Preemption Waiver

I noted in yesterday’s post about the NHTSA proposal to withdraw the SAFE I Rule that EPA was expected to follow the NHTSA action by restoring the Clean Air Act Section 209 waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Car program....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The SAFE Rule Is On the Way Out - I Don’t Feel Any Less Safe

Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed to withdraw Part I of the Trump Administration’s SAFE Rule, in which EPA had concluded that California’s regulation of motor vehicle GHG emissions was...more

Morgan Lewis

Environmental Enforcement Outlook on Climate Change, NEPA and Emerging Contaminants and Chemical Safety

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With the arrival of a new US presidential administration, companies are anticipating potential shifts in enforcement priorities by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the areas of climate change, the National...more

Jones Day

The Climate Report - Fall 2017

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US. REGULATORY AND LITIGATION DEVELOPMENTS - EPA PROPOSES TO RESCIND CLEAN POWER PLAN - What EPA Did - In a decision expected and promised since the election of President Donald Trump, the United States...more

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