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Environmental & Energy

Jan. 27, 2025

California faces wave of climate litigation over emission rules

California's withdrawal of a contested emissions waiver for clean truck rules highlights a strategic retreat to navigate ongoing legal challenges. Experts anticipate a surge in climate litigation, with the state's zero-emission vehicle mandates and other clean air regulations at the center of political and legal disputes.

California is going to fight "a huge mess of litigation" over greenhouse gas emissions, according to one attorney involved -- even after the state withdrew one of its most-challenged waiver requests just before President Donald Trump took office.

The day after Trump's inauguration, the California Department of Justice conceded in a court filing the state failed to obtain a federal waiver for new rules for long haul trucks before President Joe Biden left office. Mean...

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