A federal judge on Feb. 19 questioned the argument by California and other states seeking to override a congressional decision rescinding a waiver that allowed the Golden State to impose tough vehicle emissions standards.
In Oakland, California, U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. suggested both that California was making a legally untested argument and that there was “some irregularity” in the process Congress used to take away California’s power to administer its own emissions regime.
At the hearing, Gilliam was considering a motion by the federal government to dismiss the California-led lawsuit that aimed to reinstate the state’s standards….
Federal Judge Grapples With California Emissions Standards Repealed by Congress
