The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear oral arguments in a high-stakes battle over California’s authority to impose stricter vehicle emissions rules than the rest of the country, a case now shaped by a Trump administration push to roll back state-led climate initiatives.
At issue is whether a coalition of energy producers and royalty owners, including Diamond Alternative Energy, can sue over the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2022 decision to grant California’s Clean Air Act waiver. The waiver, reinstated under former President Joe Biden, allows the state to implement stricter vehicle emissions standards to boost the electric vehicle industry.
Critics have claimed the regulation creates a de facto national “electric vehicle mandate,” as over a dozen states follow California’s auto emission standards.
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The justices agreed to weigh
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