The GOP attorneys general of 17 states have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for reinstating California’s exemption from the 1970 Clean Air Act, a federal law that regulates air emissions from mobile and stationary sources.
According to the petition, the exemption allows California to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles under its Advanced Clean Cars program. The Golden State’s emission rules are one of the toughest in the country. The EPA’s decision allowing California to set its own rules can also force other states to follow suit, the attorneys general argued. There is also the issue of violation of equal sovereignty among states.
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