Environmental groups sue Trump administration over eased vehicle fuel economy rules
The lawsuits say the rollback will raise fuel costs by more than $1,600 per vehicle and add 121 billion gallons of gasoline use through 2050.
- On Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities in suing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , alleging the final rule lowering 2031 CAFE standards to 34.9 mpg violates Congress's 'maximum feasible' mandate.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy earlier this week finalized the 'Freedom Means Affordable Cars' initiative, lowering fleetwide CAFE targets by 2031 to reduce average new-vehicle costs by $1,300 and boost consumer choice.
- Bonta argues the rule relies on defective analyses by excluding electric vehicles from the baseline, while NHTSA estimates the change will increase U.S. gasoline consumption by over 121 billion gallons through 2050, raising lifetime fuel costs by over $1,600 per vehicle.
- Separately, a coalition including the Sierra Club and Environmental Defense Fund filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, arguing the rollback prioritizes "Big Oil and automaker profits" while forcing drivers to waste money on gas.
- Challenges to the rule cite the 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which mandates fuel standards reflect 'technological feasibility' and energy conservation, contrasting the current rollback with decades of prior industry efficiency improvements.
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States file joint lawsuit against Trump for violating existing environmental norms with fuel measures
Los Angeles (USA), Oct 2 (EFE).- A coalition of California-led states filed a lawsuit this Friday against the U.S. President Donald Trump’s government for the repeal of federal regulations on fuel consumption in vehicles. The lawsuit, filed by California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, along with a [...] The entry Coalition of states sues the Trump government to challenge fuel consumption rules was first published in HolaNews.
Coalition Sues Trump Administration Over Rule Making Cars Less Fuel Efficient - CleanTechnica
Lawsuit Challenges Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards That Will Drive Up Costs for American Drivers WASHINGTON, D.C. — A coalition of environmental and consumer protection organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration’s final rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, a move that will make new ...
Washington joins lawsuit over weaker fuel economy rules
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced Washington joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a new federal rule that lowers fuel economy standards for new passenger cars and light trucks.Brown said the lawsuit argued the National Highway Traffic Safety…
Illinois Quick Hits: Illinois, Chicago join suit against rollback of fuel economy standards - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago joined a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities in a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's final rule that changed corporate average fuel economy standards for new passenger cars [...]
New Mexico joins coalition in car fuel efficiency lawsuit against Trump administration
New Mexico, in a coalition of 26 states, counties and cities, sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday over a rollback of fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks manufactured in the United States. The lawsuit argues the rollback will increase gasoline consumption by billions of gallons and cost drivers nearly $220 billion at the pump by 2050.
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