Twenty-Four AGs Filed Petition for Review of Vehicle Efficiency and Emissions Standards Rollback
MAY 27, 2020
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a petition for review of the Trump administration’s so-called SAFE Vehicles rule, which weakened fuel efficiency and emissions standards for passenger vehicles and light trucks. The final rule, developed jointly by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), mandates just a 1.5 percent annual improvement in fuel efficiency—well below the 5 percent annual improvement required under the Obama administration’s Clean Car Standards, and below the 2 percent annual improvement car makers typically achieve on their own.
- Documents: Petition for ReviewCA Press Release
- Document Type: Petitions Press Releases/Statements
- States: California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. Wisconsin
- Agencies: Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Air Act Clean Car Standards Climate Energy & Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Oil and Gas Public Health
- Era: Trump Administration
- Outcome: Pending
- Action Type: Litigation