Twenty-Three AGs Filed Motion to Intervene Defending EPA’s Heavy-Duty Vehicles Rule

California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 23 attorneys general—along with four cities—in filing a motion to intervene to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles. The rule—which is expected to reduce one billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions from trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles and result in $10 billion in annual climate benefits—was challenged by 25 states led by Nebraska.

• Documents: Motion to InterveneCA Press ReleaseHI Press ReleaseMI Press Release
• Document Type: Motions Press Releases/Statements
• States: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Illinois Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington Washington, D.C. Wisconsin
• Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Car Standards Climate Climate Adaptation & Resilience Climate Resilience Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Public Health
• Era: Biden Administration
• Outcome: Pending
• Action Type: Litigation