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Government,
Environmental & Energy

Sep. 17, 2019

Revoking California’s waiver is contrary to existing law

Melissa Malstrom

Associate Hanson Bridgett

Melissa focuses her practice in environmental litigation and counseling; she represents a variety of clients in regulatory enforcement actions and litigation involving environmental, land use, and natural resource issues.

Davina Pujari

Partner WilmerHale LLP

Phone: (628) 235-1136

Email: davina.pujari@wilmerhale.com

Davina co-chairs the firm's Environment and Natural Resources Group and leads the Environmental Crimes and Investigations practice. She has more than 25 years of experience as a trial attorney in environmental and criminal law matters in both state and federal court.

In a letter to the California Air Resources Control Board (CARB) on Sept. 6, the U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation "put California on notice" that the agreement California struck with four automakers to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through fuel economy standards "appears to be inconsistent with Federal law." EPA and DOT argue that they have sole authority to establish nationwide fuel economy and GHG emissions standards, and that both Section 209 ...

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