The Supreme Court revived an industry effort to axe California’s stricter vehicle emissions standards Friday
In a 7-2 decision authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court ruled fuel producers have legal standing to sue over California’s clean car standards approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), allowing the challenge to continue.
"the justiciability of the fuel producers’ challenge to EPA’s approval of the California regulations is evident" said Justice Brett Kavanaugh
“If invalidating the regulations would change nothing in the market, why are EPA and California enforcing and defending the regulations?” Kavanaugh wrote for the majority.
“The whole point of the regulations is to increase the number of electric vehicles in the new automobile market beyond what consumers would otherwise demand and what automakers would otherwise manufacture and sell,” he added.
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