States sue to block US rules curbing tailpipe emissions in cars, light trucks
Source: Reuters
April 18, 2024 1:09 PM EDT Updated 2 hours ago
April 18 (Reuters) - Republican attorneys general from 25 states on Thursday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block rules intended to reduce planet-warming emissions from cars and light trucks and encourage electric vehicle manufacturing, arguing the agency exceeded its legal authority.
The lawsuit challenging the regulations for passenger vehicles, finalized on March 20 by President Joe Biden's administration, was filed by attorneys general from states led by Kentucky and West Virginia in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The EPA rules aim to cut fleetwide tailpipe emissions for cars and light trucks by nearly 50% over 2026 levels in 2032, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 7.2 billion tons through 2055.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said the rules would harm the American economy, threaten jobs and raise prices while undermining the U.S. electricity grid. Coleman also said there is very little consumer interest in electric vehicles in his state. Republican state officials have said the rules amount to an attempt by the administration to transform the American passenger vehicle market improperly through strict rules that make it difficult for manufacturers to not go electric.
"The Biden administration is willing to sacrifice the American auto industry and its workers in service of its radical green agenda. We just aren't buying it," Coleman said. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called the rules "legally flawed and unrealistic, to say the least." The EPA declined to comment.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/legal/republican-led-states-sue-block-us-rules-curbing-tailpipe-emissions-cars-light-2024-04-18/
CousinIT
(9,253 posts)GB_RN
(2,371 posts)Of course, its led by asshats from Red states, and ones with coal mining as a big chunk of the states economies.
Just because theres little EV interest in KY, doesnt mean theres none elsewhere. And green jobs would pay more than digging nasty, polluting holes in the ground. Jesus H Christ on a stick, but Im tired of these guys who dont give a shit about the world were leaving for our kids and grandchildren.
Deuxcents
(16,297 posts)RainCaster
(10,908 posts)These ancient fossilized Cro-Magnon dung heaps are spewing the crap they are paid to, by the people that do the paying...
So if you are still of an age where you aren't focused on your grandkids and retirement- how do you feel about this focus on fossil fuels? How does that sit with your view of Global Warming?
Every young voter I know is on the left coast- what do young voters say in the districts these clowns represent?
Botany
(70,551 posts)Nt
Botany
(70,551 posts)killing people and washing away towns, homes, and roads but these nob jobs who are paid off by the fossil fuel industries will keep denying science.