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Foley & Lardner provided an update for multinational companies to mitigate risks posed by the Trump administration’s focus on drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). Visit Foley & Lardner’s Trump...more
Foley & Lardner LLP partner Vanessa Miller commented on the risk of increased costs in the automotive supply chain that could result from new import tariffs in The Wall Street Journal article, “Tariff Threat Prompts...more
Foley & Lardner announced the 2024 installment of its Auto Trends series—A Year in Review: Updates, Trends and the Road Ahead. This series delves deep into the transformative forces shaping the automotive world by providing...more
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
This update helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - China may have surpassed Japan to become the world’s largest...more
Both the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency finished 2023 by issuing new rules that increase the maximum civil penalties for violating certain regulations. For the EPA, those regulations include...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) just issued final rules increasing civil penalties for violations of certain EPA and DOT regulations, including violations of the Clean Air...more
On April 12, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3” (the Phase 3 proposed rule or NPRM), establishing...more
Ohio et al. v. EPA, No. 22-1081, currently being briefed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, presents significant issues about the scope of federal and state sovereignty, the resolution of which could have...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has released a document titled: 2022 EPA Automotive Trends Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fuel Economy, and Technology Since 1975 (“Report”)...more
On May 26, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow the Biden administration to continue using the social cost of carbon estimates in its regulatory analyses, developed pursuant to an executive order from President Joe Biden. ...more
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) implemented the Biden Administration’s newest vehicle-related environmental law intended to curb not only greenhouse gas emissions but also the United States’ reliance on imported oil...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner’s 9th annual Automotive White Paper examines in...more
On November 12, 2021, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, Inc. v. EPA, et al. held that the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) cannot regulate...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“Court”) in a November 12th Opinion addressed a challenge to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles...more
On August 5, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in model years (MY) 2022-2026. In coordination with the...more
This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - U.S. new light vehicles sales in May exceeded projections to reach a...more
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
Governor Newsom launches effort to deal with drought; emergencies declared - Los Angeles Times – April 21 - Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday declared a drought emergency in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties. The...more
On June 26 and 29, 2020, the petitioners in Union of Concerned Scientists v. NHTSA, Case No. 19-1230 (D.C. Cir.), filed briefs with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, arguing against the first...more
On March 31, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation, acting through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), finalized a rulemaking that the agencies described...more
On 31 March 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a new joint rule finalizing the Trump administration's fuel...more
Multi-state coalition’s lawsuit challenges Trump EPA withdrawal of California Clean Air Act waiver. EPA formally announced its decision to withdraw California’s 2013 Clean Air Act waiver, which allowed the state to set its...more
Yesterday, EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the “Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule Part One: One National Program,” more succinctly known as the withdrawal of the...more
Action May Have Far-Reaching Impacts - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) announced a joint rule intended to substantially affect...more