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Government,
Environmental & Energy,
Civil Litigation

Jun. 15, 2020

California leads multistate coalition lawsuit against Trump administration's effort to weaken fuel efficiency standards

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is leading a multistate coalition in filing suit against the EPA, Department of Transportation, and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in an effort to stop the Trump administration’s rollback of national fuel economy standards.

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.

California leads multistate coalition lawsuit against Trump administration's effort to weaken fuel efficiency standards
Morning traffic on Highway 580 near Livermore, April 10, 2020. Led by California, nearly two dozen states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, May 27, over its reversal of fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks, arguing that the move is based on erroneous science, and endangers public health. (New York Times News Service)

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is leading a multistate coalition in filing suit against the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in an effort to stop the Trump administration’s rollback of national fuel economy standards. The petition was filed on May 27 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and is widely expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

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