Virginia Joins Multistate Lawsuit over EPA Move on Vehicle Emissions Rule

Virginia joins multistate lawsuit over EPA move on vehicle emissions rule

Virginia has joined a coalition of states across the country to challenge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) attempt to roll back a major climate determination affecting vehicle emissions.

AG Jones joins multi-state lawsuit over EPA’s repeal of landmark car emissions determination

Evening traffic on Interstate 95 through Richmond. (Photo by Wyatt Gordon/For the Virginia Mercury)Virginia has joined 24 other states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands and 12 cities and counties suing over the Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, Attorney General Jay Jones announced Wednesday. The finding was based on scientific evidence that motorized vehicles’ carbon emissi…

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New Mexico AG joins lawsuit against EPA over refusal to regulate greenhouse gases

Leaders in two dozen states, including New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, on Thursday sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for rescinding its longstanding position that greenhouse gases are harmful for public health. Although the...

States Sue EPA Over Unlawful Endangerment Finding Rescission

A coalition of 24 states and cities sues the EPA over the rescission of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, citing 16 years of legal precedent and climate risk. Read more on TPS.