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  1. December 04, 2020

    Nissan Joins GM's U-Turn In Trump's Calif. Emissions Fight

    Nissan has withdrawn its support of the Trump administration's efforts to roll back California's ability to set tighter vehicle greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards, the auto giant said Friday.

  2. January 01, 2020

    Energy Cases To Watch In 2020

    Climate change will take center stage in energy-related courtroom battles in 2020, including liability suits against energy giants and suits challenging rollbacks of climate regulations, but there's also no shortage of non-climate cases with big implications for the energy industry. Here are nine cases that energy attorneys will be closely watching this year.

  3. December 09, 2019

    DC Judge Wants Calif. Auto Emissions Suits Consolidated

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday said she wants to consolidate three lawsuits filed by states, environmental groups and air quality districts that challenge the Trump administration's move to block California from setting its own vehicle emission standards for greenhouse gases.

  4. December 03, 2019

    Feds Say Calif. Auto Emissions Policy Row Is In Wrong Court

    The Trump administration is arguing that the dispute over its move to block California from setting its own vehicle emission standards should be heard in the D.C. Circuit instead of the D.C. district court where challengers filed the case.

  5. September 20, 2019

    States Launch Challenge To Trump Auto Emissions Policy

    California and 22 other states sued the Trump administration in D.C. federal court Friday over its elimination of the Golden State's right to create its own greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and other vehicles, the opening salvo in what will be a long and bitter legal fight.