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Active Battle Over the California Clean Air Act Waiver Continues

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California's ability to set its own vehicle emission standards under its Clean Air Act waiver of federal preemption is in jeopardy given three joint congressional resolutions signed into law by President Trump on June 12,...more

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GOP AGs Accelerate Challenge to EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards Rule

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A group of 24 Republican AGs have filed a brief challenging the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles—Phase 3 final rule (Final Rule), which sets standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from...more

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Virginia Governor and AG Announce Withdrawal From California-Based EV Mandate

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Last week, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that, effective January 1, 2025, Virginia will exit a California-led electric vehicle (EV) mandate and will instead comply with less stringent federal guidelines. The...more

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Nebraska Attorney General Leads Multi-State Coalitions to Challenge Electric Truck Mandates

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Nebraska Attorney General (AG) Mike Hilgers is leading multi-state coalitions in two lawsuits aimed at challenging the Biden Administration and the State of California’s electric vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 4/18/2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC’s Report Focuses on Collaboration with State Attorneys...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 3.22.24

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A lawsuit challenging the federal government’s interpretation of the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling in Sackett v. EPA on waters of the United States, or WOTUS, was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of...more

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Republican AGs Appeal for an End to California’s Advanced Clean Truck Rule

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A group of 18 Republican AGs filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a consolidation of five cases that challenge the EPA’s decision to grant California a Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver that allowed...more

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Virginia AG Confirms Commonwealth Is Bound by California’s Gas-Powered Vehicle Ban

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Virginia AG Jason Miyares has confirmed that Virginia will be legally bound by a recent California rulemaking banning the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. As a result of legislation passed in 2021 by the Virginia...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August 2021

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As drought worsens, regulators impose unprecedented water restrictions on California farms - Los Angeles Times – August 3 - Amid intensifying drought, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted on Tuesday...more

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